Where does “absolute” come from?
absolute (Ido) comes from Ido absoluta, from Esperanto absoluta, from English absolute, from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo — six.
absolute (Ido): absolutely
Definitions
- absolutely
Ancestry of “absolute”, step by step
absolute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido absoluta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | absoluta | absolute |
| 2 | Esperanto | absoluta | absolute; positive |
| 3 | English | absolute | Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications... |
| 4 | Middle English | absolut | — |
| 5 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 6 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 7 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 8 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 9 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 10 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Esperanto absolute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | absolute | absolutely |
| 2 | Esperanto | -e | -ly; the ending for correlatives of place |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |