myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of resolutus

Etymology of the Latin word resolutus

the Latin word resolutus

derived 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-

English resolute, Italian risolutore, Italian risolutivo, Portuguese resoluto, Romanian rezolut, Spanish resolver