resolvo

Resolvo is a Latin verb of the third conjugation, with principal parts resolvo, resolvere, resolvi, resolutum. It primarily means to loosen, untie, or release; to set free or detach. In extended senses it can mean to loosen or dissolve a substance, to discharge or remove an obligation, and, in a figurative sense, to solve or resolve a problem, question, or dispute.

Etymology and related forms: resolvo is formed from the verb solvo (to loosen) with the prefix re-, yielding a sense of undoing or undoing again. The word is the source of several English derivatives, including resolve, resolution, and resolvent, as well as the adjective resolutus, which in English contributes to the sense of being determined or settled.

Usage and senses in Latin: In classical texts resolvo appears in literal contexts such as releasing bonds or unfastening restraints (for example, vincula resolvere, to release the bonds). It also occurs in epistemic or judicial senses, where a problem, question, or matter is resolved or determined. The perfect passive participle resolutus yields the English adjective resolute, reflecting a sense of determined conclusion or settled state.

Impact and derivatives in English: The Latin root has given English terms such as resolve (to determine or solve), resolution (the act of solving or the conclusion reached), and resolvent (a factor or substance that aids in solving a problem, used in chemistry and mathematics). These derivatives retain the core idea of unbinding, solving, or settling a matter.