Where does “leorchúiteamh” come from?

leorchúiteamh (Irish) comes from Irish cúiteamh, 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 — to rest; rest, peace.

leorchúiteamh (Irish): indemnification

Definitions

  1. indemnification

Ancestry of “leorchúiteamh”, step by step

leorchúiteamh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cúiteamh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcúiteamhcompensation, equalization, indemnity,...
2Irishcúitighto compensate, offset
3Middle Englishquiten
4Anglo-Normanquitterto liberate; to free
5Old Frenchquitterto liberate; to free
6Old Frenchquittefree; liberated
7Latinquiētusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
8Latinquiēscōto rest, sleep, repose
9Latinquiēsthe rest of sleep, repose
10Proto-Italickʷiētis
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via Irish leor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishleorsufficient, ample
2Middle Irishlór
3Old Irishlourenough, sufficient
4Proto-Celticlawaros
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷiētis
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