Where does “absolver” come from?

absolver (Portuguese) comes from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

absolver (Portuguese): to absolve; To acquit; to forgive

Definitions

  1. to absolve; To acquit; to forgive

Ancestry of “absolver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsolvōto release, discharge
2Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “absolver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Latin solvo →