Where does “absolutisme” come from?
absolutisme (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.
absolutisme (Norwegian Nynorsk): absolutism
Definitions
- absolutism
Ancestry of “absolutisme”, 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 |