Where does “soltar” come from?
soltar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *soltāre, from Latin *solutāre, from Latin solvere — third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
soltar (Spanish): to release
Definitions
- to release
Ancestry of “soltar”, step by step
soltar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin *soltāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *soltāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | *solutāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | solvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
via Spanish suelto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | suelto | free, loose, undone |