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Where does “solto” come from?

solto (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin soltus, from Latin solutus, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

solto (Italian): past participle of solvere

Definitions

  1. past participle of solvere

Ancestry of “solto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsoltus—
2Latinsolutusunbound, released; free, at large
3LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
4Latinsē-—
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →