Etymology of the English word absolve
the English word
absolvederived 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 absolve in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
absolved,
absolvingCognates
German
absolvieren, Latin
absolvere, Norwegian
absolvere, Swedish
absolveraUsage
Word found in Modern English
