Where does “quiet” come from?
quiet (French) comes 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.
quiet (French): calm, quiet, peaceful, at ease
Definitions
- calm, quiet, peaceful, at ease
Ancestry of “quiet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | quietus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet; peaceful,... |
| 2 | Latin | quiescere | present active infinitive of quiēscō; to keep... |
| 3 | Latin | quiesco | I rest, sleep, repose; I cause to cease, stop,... |
| 4 | Latin | quies | rest, repose, quiet, calm, lull; dream;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
Words derived from “quiet”