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Where does “ragequitter” come from?

ragequitter (French) comes from English ragequit, from English quit, from Middle English quiten, from Anglo-Norman quitter, from Old French quitter, from Old French quitte, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō — to rest; rest, peace.

ragequitter (French): to ragequit

Definitions

  1. to ragequit

Ancestry of “ragequitter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishragequitTo quit an online video game in anger; To quit ...
2EnglishquitTo pay; To repay for; To repay, pay back
3Middle Englishquiten—
4Anglo-Normanquitterto liberate; to free
5Old Frenchquitterto liberate; to free
6Old Frenchquittefree; liberated
7Latinquiētus—
8Latinquiēscō—
9Latinquiēs—
10Proto-Italickʷiētis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
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