Where does “absolve” come from?

absolve (Latin) comes from Latin absolvo, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

absolve (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “absolve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinabsolvoI loosen from, make loose, detach, untie; I pay...
2Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Latin solvo →