Where does “quedar” come from?
quedar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin queto, from Late Latin quieto, from Latin quieto, from Latin quietor, from Latin quietus, from Latin quiescere, from Latin quiesco — to rest; rest, peace.
quedar (Galician): to stay, remain; to stop, cease
Definitions
- to stay, remain; to stop, cease
Ancestry of “quedar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | quedar | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | queto | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | quieto | to quiet; acquit, discharge, release; to quiet,... |
| 4 | Latin | quieto | to quiet, calm |
| 5 | Latin | quietor | I calm, quiet |
| 6 | Latin | quietus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet; peaceful,... |
| 7 | Latin | quiescere | present active infinitive of quiēscō; to keep... |
| 8 | Latin | quiesco | I rest, sleep, repose; I cause to cease, stop,... |
| 9 | Latin | quies | rest, repose, quiet, calm, lull; dream;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |