Words that come from Proto-Italic “kʷiētis”

276 words across 28 languages descend from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — including quiet, quietly, quieter, acquiesce, quietness, quiescent, disquiet, disquieting.

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English (72)

Latin (47)

Italian (44)

Spanish (19)

French (14)

Portuguese (13)

Old French (9)

Middle English (7)

Middle French (6)

Galician (5)

Ido (5)

Late Latin (5)

Old Portuguese (4)

Catalan (3)

Dutch (3)

Esperanto (3)

Vulgar Latin (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

Friulian (2)

Medieval Latin (2)

Asturian (1)

Swedish (1)

Japanese (1)

Haitian Creole (1)

Norman (1)

Occitan (1)

Papiamentu (1)

Anglo-Norman (1)