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Where does “tranquillity” come from?

Tranquillity derives from Middle French tranquillité, from Latin tranquillitas (state of being calm), combining trans- (across) with quillus (calm), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- (to cross or pass through).

tranquillity (English): the state of being tranquil; the absence of...

Definitions

  1. the state of being tranquil; the absence of...

Ancestry of “tranquillity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtranquillite—
2Old Frenchtranquillite—
3Latintranquillitās—
4LatinTranquillus—
5Latintrānsquīlus—
6Latinquiēs—
7Proto-Italickʷiētis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “tranquillity”

  • tranquility
  • intranquillity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →