Summary: The Latin root words *solv* and its variant *solut* both mean "loosen." These Latin roots are the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including dis[*solv*]e, [*solv*]ent, ab[*solut*]e, and re[*solut*]ion. The Latin root *solv* is easily recalled through the word [*solv*]e, or the "loosening" or untying of a complex problem, whereas the word [*solut*]ion is that which has "loosened" or untied the knot of the problem.
