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Where does “tranquillizzare” come from?

tranquillizzare (Italian) comes from Italian tranquillo, from Latin Tranquillus, from Latin trānsquīlus, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

tranquillizzare (Italian): to calm down, appease; to tranquilize; to...

Definitions

  1. to calm down, appease; to tranquilize; to...

Ancestry of “tranquillizzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantranquillocalm, sober, tranquil
2LatinTranquillus—
3Latintrānsquīlus—
4Latinquiēs—
5Proto-Italickʷiētis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “tranquillizzare”

  • tranquillizzarsi
  • tranquillizzato
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