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Where does “quitar” come from?

quitar (Galician) comes from Medieval Latin quitare, from Latin quiētāre, from Latin quiētō, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis — to rest; rest, peace.

quitar (Galician): to remove; first/third-person singular future...

Definitions

  1. to remove; first/third-person singular future...

Ancestry of “quitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinquitarerelease, discharge, set free; to free; to set...
2Latinquiētāre—
3Latinquiētō—
4Latinquiētus—
5Latinquiēscō—
6Latinquiēs—
7Proto-Italickʷiētis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
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