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Where does “cúitigh” come from?

cúitigh (Irish) comes 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, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.

Ancestry of “cúitigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishquiten—
2Anglo-Normanquitterto liberate; to free
3Old Frenchquitterto liberate; to free
4Old Frenchquittefree; liberated
5Latinquiētus—
6Latinquiēscō—
7Latinquiēs—
8Proto-Italickʷiētis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
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