Where does “solto” come from?
solto (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin soltus, from Latin solutus, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
Ancestry of “solto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | soltus | — |
| 2 | Latin | solutus | unbound, released; free, at large |
| 3 | Latin | solvo | I loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,... |
| 4 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “solto”