Where does “cúiteamh” come from?
cúiteamh (Irish) comes from Irish cúitigh, from Middle English quiten, from Anglo-Norman quitter, from Old French quitter, from Old French quitte, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs — to rest; rest, peace.
cúiteamh (Irish): compensation, equalization, indemnity,...
Definitions
- compensation, equalization, indemnity,...
Ancestry of “cúiteamh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | cúitigh | to compensate, offset |
| 2 | Middle English | quiten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 4 | Old French | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 5 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 6 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 7 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 8 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |