Where does “absolutizm” come from?
absolutizm (Kashubian) comes from Polish absolutyzm, from French absolutisme, from French absolu, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.
Ancestry of “absolutizm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | absolutyzm | — |
| 2 | French | absolutisme | absolutism |
| 3 | French | absolu | absolute |
| 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 |