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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

  1. to stay, remain; to stop, cease

Ancestry of “quedar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequedar—
2Vulgar Latinqueto—
3Late Latinquietoto quiet; acquit, discharge, release; to quiet,...
4Latinquietoto quiet, calm
5LatinquietorI calm, quiet
6Latinquietusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet; peaceful,...
7Latinquiescerepresent active infinitive of quiēscō; to keep...
8LatinquiescoI rest, sleep, repose; I cause to cease, stop,...
9Latinquiesrest, repose, quiet, calm, lull; dream;...
10Proto-Italickʷiētis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “quedar”

  • quedo
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