Where does “requitable” come from?
requitable (English) comes from English requite, from Middle English requiten, from Old French quitter, from Old French quitte, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.
requitable (English): That may be requited
Definitions
- That may be requited
Ancestry of “requitable”, step by step
requitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English requite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | requite | To return that has been given; to repay; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | requiten | to repay |
| 3 | Old French | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 4 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 5 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 6 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 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 |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |