Where does “quittance” come from?
quittance (English) comes from Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance, from Latin quietantia, from Latin quiētans, from Latin quiētor, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs — to rest; rest, peace.
quittance (English): A release or acquittal; A discharge from a debt...
Definitions
- A release or acquittal; A discharge from a debt...
Ancestry of “quittance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | quytaunce | recompense, repayment |
| 2 | Old French | quitance | — |
| 3 | Latin | quietantia | a release or acquittal; a discharge from a debt... |
| 4 | Latin | quiētans | calming |
| 5 | Latin | quiētor | to calm, quiet |
| 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 |