Where does “absolvere” come from?

absolvere (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin absolvere, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

absolvere (Norwegian Nynorsk): to absolve

Definitions

  1. to absolve

Ancestry of “absolvere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Latin solvo →