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Where does “inquiet” come from?

inquiet (English) comes from Latin inquietāre, from Latin inquiētus, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

inquiet (English): To disquiet

Definitions

  1. To disquiet

Ancestry of “inquiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininquietāre—
2Latininquiētus—
3Latinquiētus—
4Latinquiēscō—
5Latinquiēs—
6Proto-Italickʷiētis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “inquiet”

  • inquietness
  • inquietly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →