'resolve' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'resolvere', where 're-' meant 'again' and 'solvere' meant 'to loosen or release'.

'resolvere' transformed into the Old French word 'resolver', and eventually became the modern English word 'resolve' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to loosen or release again', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to find a solution'.