Where does “absoluta” come from?
absoluta (Ido) comes from Esperanto absoluta, from English absolute, from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.
absoluta (Ido): absolute
Definitions
- absolute
Ancestry of “absoluta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | absoluta | absolute; positive |
| 2 | English | absolute | Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications... |
| 3 | Middle English | absolut | — |
| 4 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 5 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 6 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 7 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |