absolvo
Latin
verb
Definitions
- I loosen from, make loose, detach, untie
- (figuratively) I pay off
- (figuratively) I complete, finish
- (law) I absolve, acquit, declare innocent
Etymology
Affix from Latin solvō (dissolve, loosen, release, take apart, unbind) root from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (wash, bathe, cut off, separate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*lewh₃-
Gloss
wash, bathe, cut off, separate
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ablute English
- antediluvian English
- dissoluble English
- eluent English
- elution English
- exolve English
- latrine English
- resolute English
- solve English
- abluo Latin
- abluēns Latin
- ablūtiō Latin
- absolvere Latin
- absolūtiōnem Latin
- alluvio Latin
- diluo Latin
- diluvium Latin
- dissolutus Latin
- dissolvere, dissolvo Latin
- dissolvo Latin
- dissolvēns Latin
- dissolūtiō Latin
- dīluvium Latin
- dīlūtus Latin
- eluo Latin
- exsolvo Latin
- latrina Latin
- lavabrum Latin
- lavandaria Latin
- lavāre Latin
- lavō Latin
- lomentum Latin
- lora Latin
- luo Latin
- lūstrum Latin
- persolvo Latin
- resolvo Latin
- resolvō Latin
- resolūtiō Latin
- solutio Latin
- solutus Latin
- solvo Latin
- solvō Latin
- solūtiōnem Latin
- ēlūtus Latin
- λούω Ancient Greek
- λύθρον Ancient Greek
- *lewh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *léwh₃eti Proto-Indo-European
- *léwh₃trom, *lówh₃trom Proto-Indo-European
- *plew- Proto-Indo-European
- *laugō Proto-Germanic
- avlösa Swedish
- avlösning Swedish
- lösa Swedish
- lýja Old Norse
- absolu Old French
- լոգանամ Old Armenian
- *lowentenā Proto-Celtic
- *lawaō Proto-Italic
- *lau- Proto-Albanian
- lavâse Ligurian
- luo
- lavō
- eluo
- lora
- solvo
- abluo
- diluo
- solvō
- lavāre
- ēlūtus
- latrina
- resolvo
- alluvio
- lūstrum
- solutus
- resolvō
- dīlūtus
- abluēns
- solutio
- ablūtiō
- exsolvo
- diluvium
- persolvo
- dissolvo
- lavabrum
- lomentum
- dīluvium
- absolvere
- resolūtiō
- dissolvo
- solūtiōnem
- dissolutus
- dissolūtiō
- lavandaria
- dissolvēns
- dissolvere
- absolūtiōnem