Where does “resòlver” come from?
resòlver (Occitan) comes from Latin resolvere, from Latin resolvo, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
resòlver (Occitan): to resolve
Definitions
- to resolve
Ancestry of “resòlver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | resolvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | resolvo | I release, loosen, unbind; I enfeeble; I cancel,... |
| 3 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 4 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 5 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |