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Where does “absolut” come from?

absolut (Middle English) comes from Middle French absolut, 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 “absolut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchabsolut—
2Latinabsolūtus—
3Latinabsolvō—
4LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
5Latinsē-—
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “absolut”

  • absolute
  • absolutely
  • absolutism
  • absolutist
  • absoluteness
  • absolutistic
  • absolutize
  • absolutization
  • nonabsolute
  • absolutisation
  • absolutise
  • absofuckinglutely
  • absolutistically
  • nonabsolutism
  • absobloodylutely
  • hyperabsolutism
  • absolute state
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