Where does “absolvire” come from?
absolvire (Romanian) comes from Romanian absolvi, from German absolvieren, from Latin absolvere, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
absolvire (Romanian): graduation
Definitions
- graduation
Ancestry of “absolvire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | absolvi | to absolve pronounce free from a penalty |
| 2 | German | absolvieren | to pass; to absolve |
| 3 | Latin | absolvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 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 |