Dissolution
/ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/noun
The act or process of breaking apart, ending, or being dissolved.
Did you know?In medieval and legal Latin, dissolution could mean not just breaking down physically, but the formal ending of a bond, order, or institution — a word for sanctioned unbinding.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leu-
“to loosen, divide, untie”
Latin
Latin
solvere
“to loosen, release, pay, dissolve”
Latin
Latin
dissolūtio
“a loosing apart, dissolution, separation”
Old French
Old French
dissolution
“dissolution, decay, ending”
Middle English
English
dissolucioun
“the act of dissolving or bringing to an end”
Modern English
English
dissolution
“the process of dissolving, breaking up, or ending”