Etymology of the English word absolute
the English word
absolutederived from the Latin word
absolutus (absolute; fluent; fully developed, complete)
derived from the Latin word
absolvere (free , release; acquit)
derived from the Latin word
solvere (loosen, release, unbind)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
Date
The earliest known usage of absolute in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
abstracted,
absolutely,
absolutizeDerivations in other languages
Italian
ab-Cognates
Dutch
absoluut, French
absolu, German
absolut, Lithuanian
absoliutus, Norwegian
absolutt, Polish
absolutny, Provençal
absolut, Russian
aбсолютный, Spanish
absoluto, Swedish
absolutUsage
Word found in Modern English
