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Where does “absolūtōrius” come from?

absolūtōrius (Latin) comes from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

Ancestry of “absolūtōrius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsolūtus—
2Latinabsolvō—
3LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
4Latinsē-—
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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