Where does “quieta” come from?
quieta (Italian) comes from Italian quieto, from Latin quietus, from Latin quiescere, from Latin quiesco, from Latin quies, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
quieta (Italian): feminine singular of quieto; third-person...
Definitions
- feminine singular of quieto; third-person...
Ancestry of “quieta”, step by step
quieta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian quieto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | quieto | quiet, calm, peaceful, silent, still;... |
| 2 | Latin | quietus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet; peaceful,... |
| 3 | Latin | quiescere | present active infinitive of quiēscō; to keep... |
| 4 | Latin | quiesco | I rest, sleep, repose; I cause to cease, stop,... |
| 5 | Latin | quies | rest, repose, quiet, calm, lull; dream;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |