Where does “quitline” come from?
quitline (English) comes 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, from Latin quiēs — to rest; rest, peace.
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Ancestry of “quitline”, step by step
quitline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quit | To pay; To repay for; To repay, pay back |
| 2 | Middle English | quiten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 4 | Old French | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 5 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 6 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 7 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 8 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via English line
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | line | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight |
| 2 | Middle English | line | rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,... |
| 3 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | line, chord, rope, string |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |