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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...
2LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
3Latinsē-—
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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