English word solution comes from Latin luo (I expiate.. I pay.. I satisfy.. I suffer.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| luo | Latin (lat) | I expiate.. I pay.. I satisfy.. I suffer. |
| solvo | Latin (lat) | Cancel, remove, destroy. Dissolve, break up, separate. Loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt. Pay [up], fulfil. Relax, slacken, weaken. Solve, explain. To dismiss (troops). To get rid of (feelings). To let down (hair). To open (a letter). To raise (a siege). To set sail (ships). To undermine. To unfurl. |
| solutio | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) payment. (figuratively) solution, explanation. The act of loosening or unfastening someone or something; dissolution.. Looseness, weakness. |
| solucion | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Absolution (of a sin, etc.). Annulment; cancelling; cancellation. Payment of a debt. |
| solution | English (en) | (legal, UK, archaic, rare) Satisfaction of a claim or debt.. (marketing, _, buzzword) A product, service or suite thereof.. A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.. An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.. The answer to a problem. |