Where does “kedatou” come from?
kedatou (Fijian) comes from Latvian keda, from Portuguese quedar, from Old Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin queto, from Late Latin quieto, from Latin quieto, from Latin quietor, from Latin quietus — to rest; rest, peace.
kedatou (Fijian): we few, us few 1st person paucal inclusive pronoun
Definitions
- we few, us few 1st person paucal inclusive pronoun
Ancestry of “kedatou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | keda | sports boot; sports shoe; sneaker |
| 2 | Portuguese | quedar | to stay quiet or still; to linger; to stay; to... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | quedar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | queto | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | quieto | to quiet; acquit, discharge, release; to quiet,... |
| 6 | Latin | quieto | to quiet, calm |
| 7 | Latin | quietor | I calm, quiet |
| 8 | Latin | quietus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet; peaceful,... |
| 9 | Latin | quiescere | present active infinitive of quiēscō; to keep... |
| 10 | Latin | quiesco | I rest, sleep, repose; I cause to cease, stop,... |
| 11 | Latin | quies | rest, repose, quiet, calm, lull; dream;... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |