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Where does “quiescente” come from?

quiescente (Italian) comes from Latin quiēscēns, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

quiescente (Italian): dormant, quiescent

Definitions

  1. dormant, quiescent

Ancestry of “quiescente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquiēscēns—
2Latinquiēscō—
3Latinquiēs—
4Proto-Italickʷiētis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →