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Where does “keda” come from?

keda (Latvian) comes from Portuguese quedar, from Old Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin queto, from Late Latin quieto, from Latin quieto, from Latin quietor, from Latin quietus, from Latin quiescere — to rest; rest, peace.

keda (Latvian): sports boot; sports shoe; sneaker

Definitions

  1. sports boot; sports shoe; sneaker

Ancestry of “keda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequedarto stay quiet or still; to linger; to stay; to...
2Old Portuguesequedar—
3Vulgar Latinqueto—
4Late Latinquietoto quiet; acquit, discharge, release; to quiet,...
5Latinquietoto quiet, calm
6LatinquietorI calm, quiet
7Latinquietusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet; peaceful,...
8Latinquiescerepresent active infinitive of quiēscō; to keep...
9LatinquiescoI rest, sleep, repose; I cause to cease, stop,...
10Latinquiesrest, repose, quiet, calm, lull; dream;...
11Proto-Italickʷiētis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “keda”

  • kedai
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →