English
solutionist
From solution + -ist.
Formed from solution + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off’
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Latin solvō ‘loosen’
Latin solūtiō ‘the act of loosening or unfastening someone…’
Old French solucion ‘payment of a debt’
Middle English solucioun ‘the answer to or explanation for a problem’
English solution
Today it means
noun A solver of problems or puzzles.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “solutionist”. 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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