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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; completely destructive; without ...

Definitions

  1. absolute; completely destructive; without ...

Ancestry of “absolutt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabsolutismeabsolutism
2Frenchabsoluabsolute
3Middle Frenchabsolut—
4Latinabsolūtus—
5Latinabsolvō—
6LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
7Latinsē-—
8Latinsexsix; 6
9Proto-Italicsekssix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “absolutt”

  • absolutisme
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