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
- requital
Ancestry of “requitement”, step by step
requitement 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 |