'solution' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'solutio,' where 'solvere' meant 'to loosen or solve.'

'solutio' transformed into the Old French word 'solucion,' and eventually became the modern English word 'solution' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'the act of loosening or solving,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'a means of solving a problem' and 'a liquid mixture.'