Where does “dissolute” come from?
dissolute (Middle English) comes from Latin dissolutus, from Latin dissolvo, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
Ancestry of “dissolute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dissolutus | dissolved, destroyed; discharged; abolished |
| 2 | Latin | dissolvo | I unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy;... |
| 3 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 4 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 5 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |