Where does “tranquillité” come from?
tranquillité (French) comes from Latin tranquillitās, from Latin Tranquillus, from Latin trānsquīlus, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
tranquillité (French): tranquility, peace, calm, calmness, quietness
Definitions
- tranquility, peace, calm, calmness, quietness
Ancestry of “tranquillité”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tranquillitās | quietness, calmness, stillness, tranquillity, serenity |
| 2 | Latin | Tranquillus | quiet, calm, still, tranquil |
| 3 | Latin | trānsquīlus | — |
| 4 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |