Where does “unrequitable” come from?
unrequitable (English) comes from English requitable, from English requite, from Middle English requiten, from Old French quitter, from Old French quitte, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs — to rest; rest, peace.
unrequitable (English): That cannot be requited
Definitions
- That cannot be requited
Ancestry of “unrequitable”, step by step
unrequitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English requitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | requitable | That may be requited |
| 2 | English | requite | To return that has been given; to repay; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | requiten | to repay |
| 4 | Old French | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 5 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 6 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 7 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 8 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |