Latin word root · Motion & Action

solv-: loosening, freeing

solv- is a Latin root meaning “loosening, freeing”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: loosening, freeing

Root forms: solv-, solut-

Source word: solvō — to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt

Word family and examples

• solution

  a means of solving a problem; a liquid mixture

• dissolve

  to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution

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