Where does “solven” come from?

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

solven (Middle English): To break up; to drive out

Definitions

  1. To break up; to drive out

Ancestry of “solven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
2Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “solven”

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