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Where does “quitaunce” come from?

quitaunce (Middle English) comes from Old French quitance, from Latin quietantia, from Latin quiētans, from Latin quiētor, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.

Ancestry of “quitaunce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchquitance—
2Latinquietantiaa release or acquittal; a discharge from a debt...
3Latinquiētans—
4Latinquiētor—
5Latinquiētus—
6Latinquiēscō—
7Latinquiēs—
8Proto-Italickʷiētis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “quitaunce”

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