Etymology of the French word absolu
the French word
absoluderived 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 absolu in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
absolument,
absolutisme,
absoluitéCognates
Dutch
absoluut, English
absolute, German
absolut, Lithuanian
absoliutus, Norwegian
absolutt, Polish
absolutny, Provençal
absolut, Russian
aбсолютный, Spanish
absoluto, Swedish
absolut
