Where does “quiescency” come from?

quiescency (English) comes from Latin quiescentia, from Latin quiēscēns, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

quiescency (English): Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at...

Definitions

  1. Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at...

Ancestry of “quiescency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquiescentiarest, quiet; nominative neuter plural of...
2Latinquiēscēnsresting, sleeping, reposing
3Latinquiēscōto rest, sleep, repose
4Latinquiēsthe rest of sleep, repose
5Proto-Italickʷiētis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷiētis
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