Etymology of the English word resolution
the English word
resolutionderived from the Late Latin word
resolutio (paralysis, limp, relaxed state; untying, unfastening; unraveling)
derived from the Latin word
resolutusderived from the Late Latin word
resolvere (loosen, release, disperse)
derived from the Latin word
solvere (loosen, release, unbind)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-using the Latin prefix
re-Derivations in English
resolutionerCognates
Dutch
revolutie, English
revolution, French
révolution, German
Revolution, German
Resolution, Italian
rivoluzione, Italian
risoluzione, Latin
revolutio, Lithuanian
revoliucija, Lithuanian
rezoliucija, Norwegian
revolusjon, Polish
rewolucja, Polish
rezolucja, Russian
peвoлюция, Russian
peзoлюция, Spanish
revolución, Spanish
resolución, Spanish
revolucion, Swedish
revolutionUsage
Word found in Modern English
