Where does “absolvent” come from?
absolvent (Romanian) comes from German Absolvent, from Latin absolvēns, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
absolvent (Romanian): graduate
Definitions
- graduate
Ancestry of “absolvent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Absolvent | alumnus, graduate |
| 2 | Latin | absolvēns | loosening from, making loose, detaching, untying |
| 3 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 4 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |