Where does “absolutistisch” come from?
absolutistisch (German) comes from Dutch absolutist, from Spanish absolutista, from Spanish absoluto, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex — six.
absolutistisch (German): absolutist, absolutistic
Definitions
- absolutist, absolutistic
Ancestry of “absolutistisch”, step by step
absolutistisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch absolutist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | absolutist | absolutist adherent of the absolute sovereignty of rulers |
| 2 | Spanish | absolutista | absolutist |
| 3 | Spanish | absoluto | absolute |
| 4 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 5 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 6 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via German Absolutist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Absolutist | absolutist |