Where does “quoi” come from?
quoi (Middle French) comes from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
quoi (Middle French): silent; calm; peaceful; Alternative form of quoy
Definitions
- silent; calm; peaceful; Alternative form of quoy
Ancestry of “quoi”, step by step