Where does “intranquillity” come from?
intranquillity (English) comes from English tranquillity, from Middle English tranquillite, from Old French tranquillite, from Latin tranquillitās, from Latin Tranquillus, from Latin trānsquīlus, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.
intranquillity (English): unquietness; restlessness
Definitions
- unquietness; restlessness
Ancestry of “intranquillity”, step by step
intranquillity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tranquillity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tranquillity | the state of being tranquil; the absence of... |
| 2 | Middle English | tranquillite | peaceableness, tranquility |
| 3 | Old French | tranquillite | — |
| 4 | Latin | tranquillitās | quietness, calmness, stillness, tranquillity, serenity |
| 5 | Latin | Tranquillus | quiet, calm, still, tranquil |
| 6 | Latin | trānsquīlus | — |
| 7 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |