Where does “nonquitter” come from?
nonquitter (English) comes from English quitter, from English quit, from Middle English quiten, from Anglo-Norman quitter, from Old French quitter, from Old French quitte, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō — to rest; rest, peace.
nonquitter (English): One who is not a quitter
Definitions
- One who is not a quitter
Ancestry of “nonquitter”, step by step
nonquitter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quitter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quitter | Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus; A... |
| 2 | English | quit | To pay; To repay for; To repay, pay back |
| 3 | Middle English | quiten | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 5 | Old French | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 6 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 7 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 8 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 9 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |