Where does “kite” come from?
kite (Haitian Creole) comes from French quitter, from French quitte, from Middle French quitte, from Old French quite, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.
kite (Haitian Creole): let
Ancestry of “kite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | quitter | to discharge somebody from an obligation; to... |
| 2 | French | quitte | quits; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Middle French | quitte | — |
| 4 | Old French | quite | Alternative form of quitte; quits |
| 5 | Latin | quiētus | — |
| 6 | Latin | quiēscō | — |
| 7 | Latin | quiēs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |