Where does “silente” come from?

silente (Latin) comes from Latin silens, from Latin sileō, from Proto-Indo-European seyl- — still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent.

silente (Latin): ablative masculine singular of silēns; ablative...

Definitions

  1. ablative masculine singular of silēns; ablative...

Ancestry of “silente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsilensresting, ceasing, remaining silent
2Latinsileōto be silent, noiseless, quiet, make no sound; speak not, to be quiet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyl-still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyl- →Every word from Latin sileō →Every word from Latin silens →