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Where does “requitement” come from?

requitement (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.

requitement (English): requital

Definitions

  1. requital

Ancestry of “requitement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrequiteTo return that has been given; to repay; to...
2Middle Englishrequitento repay
3Old Frenchquitterto liberate; to free
4Old Frenchquittefree; liberated
5Latinquiētus—
6Latinquiēscō—
7Latinquiēs—
8Proto-Italickʷiētis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
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