English
absolute unit
Compound of absolute (“independent, not relative”) + unit.
A compound of absolute ‘independent, not relative’ + unit
Latin absolvō ‘loosen’
Latin absolūtus ‘unconditional’
Middle French absolut
Middle English absolut
English absolute
The story
Attested from the 19th century.
Today it means
noun A unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and time.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / absolute unit