Where does “絶対零度” come from?
絶対零度 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 絶対, from English absolute, from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.
絶対零度 (Japanese): absolute zero
Ancestry of “絶対零度”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 絶対 | absolute, certain; unlimited; absoluteness, an... |
| 2 | English | absolute | Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications... |
| 3 | Middle English | absolut | — |
| 4 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 5 | Latin | absolūtus | — |
| 6 | Latin | absolvō | — |
| 7 | Latin | solvo | I loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,... |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |