Etymology of the English word resolve
the English word
resolvederived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of resolve in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
resolvable,
resolved,
resolvingUsage
Word found in Modern English
