Where does “absolutisme” come from?
absolutisme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål absolutt, from French absolutisme, from French absolu, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.
absolutisme (Norwegian Bokmål): absolutism
Definitions
- absolutism
Ancestry of “absolutisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | absolutt | absolute free of [[restriction |
| 2 | French | absolutisme | absolutism |
| 3 | French | absolu | absolute |
| 4 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 5 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 6 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 7 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |