Where does “tranquility” come from?
Tranquility comes from English tranquil plus the suffix -ité, from French tranquille and Latin -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂-, meaning to cross or overcome.
tranquility (English): Alternative spelling of tranquillity
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of tranquillity
Ancestry of “tranquility”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tranquillity | the state of being tranquil; the absence of... |
| 2 | Middle English | tranquillite | peaceableness, tranquility |
| 3 | Old French | tranquillite | — |
| 4 | Latin | tranquillitās | quietness, calmness, stillness, tranquillity, serenity |
| 5 | Latin | Tranquillus | quiet, calm, still, tranquil |
| 6 | Latin | trānsquīlus | — |
| 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 |