Etymograph

English

sciolto

Sciolto comes from Italian sciogliere ‘to set free’, and goes back to Latin exsolvō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexsolvō1as exsolvere‘to unloose, release, free’
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentsciogliere2‘to set free’
  3. Italianc. 1300–presentsciolto2
  4. Englishtodaysciolto2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Italian sciogliere
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English sciolto

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexsolvōWiktionary, Italian sciogliereas exsolvere‘to unloose, release, free’
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentsciogliereWiktionary, English sciolto‘to set free’
  3. Italianc. 1300–presentscioltoWiktionary, English sciolto
  4. EnglishtodayscioltoWiktionary, English sciolto

Every English word from Latin exsolvō

Today it means

adj Light, free and easy; without strictness or legato.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sciolto”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Italian sciogliere. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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