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Where does “tranquille” come from?

tranquille (Latin) comes from Latin tranquillus, from Latin transquilus, from Latin trans-, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

tranquille (Latin): calmly, quietly, tranquilly, serenely

Definitions

  1. calmly, quietly, tranquilly, serenely

Ancestry of “tranquille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintranquillusquiet, calm, still, tranquil; placid, composed,...
2Latintransquilus—
3Latintrans-through, across, beyond
4Latintransacross, beyond
5Proto-Italictrānts—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
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