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Where does “quiètement” come from?

quiètement (French) comes from French quiet, from Latin quietus, from Latin quiescere, from Latin quiesco, from Latin quies, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

quiètement (French): quietly

Definitions

  1. quietly

Ancestry of “quiètement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquietcalm, quiet, peaceful, at ease
2Latinquietusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet; peaceful,...
3Latinquiescerepresent active infinitive of quiēscō; to keep...
4LatinquiescoI rest, sleep, repose; I cause to cease, stop,...
5Latinquiesrest, repose, quiet, calm, lull; dream;...
6Proto-Italickʷiētis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
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