Where does “quittancer” come from?
quittancer (French) comes from French quittance, from French quitter, from French quitte, from Middle French quitte, from Old French quite, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs — to rest; rest, peace.
quittancer (French): to receipt, to release
Definitions
- to receipt, to release
Ancestry of “quittancer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | quittance | a receipt, a quittance |
| 2 | French | quitter | to discharge somebody from an obligation; to... |
| 3 | French | quitte | quits; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Middle French | quitte | quit |
| 5 | Old French | quite | Alternative form of quitte; quits |
| 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 |