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