Where does “unquiesce” come from?
unquiesce (English) comes from English quiesce, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
unquiesce (English): To restore from a quiesced state
Definitions
- To restore from a quiesced state
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