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Where does “absolvere” come from?

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

absolvere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “absolvere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “absolvere”

  • absolve
  • absolver
  • absolveth
  • absolvable
  • absolvatory
  • absolvement
  • absolvest
  • unabsolvable
  • unabsolve
  • absuelto
  • absolver
  • assolversi
  • assolvimento
  • assolvere
  • assolvibile
  • autoassolversi
  • absoudre
  • absolvieren
  • absoldre
  • absolvere
  • absolvere
  • absolven
  • assoudre
  • abswelto
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