Where does “disquietment” come from?
disquietment (English) comes from English disquiet, from English dis-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
disquietment (English): State of being disquieted; uneasiness
Definitions
- State of being disquieted; uneasiness
Ancestry of “disquietment”, step by step
disquietment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disquiet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disquiet | Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or... |
| 2 | English | dis- | reversal or removal; apart; Used as an... |
| 3 | Middle English | dis- | dis-, de |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |