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Where does “quietanzatrice” come from?

quietanzatrice (Italian) comes from Italian quietanzatore, from Italian quietanzare, from Italian quietanza, from French quittance, from French quitter, from French quitte, from Middle French quitte, from Old French quite — to rest; rest, peace.

quietanzatrice (Italian): A machine that issues receipts for payment;...

Definitions

  1. A machine that issues receipts for payment;...

Ancestry of “quietanzatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianquietanzatoreThat issues receipts of payment
2ItalianquietanzareTo receipt
3Italianquietanzareceipt; third-person singular present indicative...
4Frenchquittancea receipt, a quittance
5Frenchquitterto discharge somebody from an obligation; to...
6Frenchquittequits; first-person singular present indicative...
7Middle Frenchquitte—
8Old FrenchquiteAlternative form of quitte; quits
9Latinquiētus—
10Latinquiēscō—
11Latinquiēs—
12Proto-Italickʷiētis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
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