Where does “quiēs” come from?

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

quiēs (Latin): the rest of sleep, repose

Definitions

  1. the rest of sleep, repose

Ancestry of “quiēs”, step by step

quiēs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kʷiētis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷiētis
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via Proto-Italic *kʷjētis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*kʷjētis

Words derived from “quiēs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁-
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