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
3Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →