Etymology of the English word absolution
the English word
absolutionderived from the Old French word
absolutionderived from the Latin word
absolutio (finishing, completion; acquittal)
derived 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 absolution in English dates from the 12th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
