Where does “quiētus” come from?
quiētus (Latin) comes from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
quiētus (Latin): at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
Definitions
- at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
Ancestry of “quiētus”, step by step
quiētus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quiēscō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 2 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via Proto-Italic kʷjētos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | kʷjētos | — |