soltar

Spanish

verb

Definitions

to release
to let go
to let loose release from restraint
to give (a hit)

Etymology

Affix from Spanish, Castilian suelto (free, agile) inherited from Latin *soltāre, solvere.

Origin

Latin

solvere

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*soltāre Latin
solubilis Latin
solvere Latin
vellere Latin
solvere Italian
solver Spanish, Castilian
suelto Spanish, Castilian
soltar Portuguese
soudre Old French
solvi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
soltar Old Portuguese
suelto Old Spanish