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Where does “tchitter” come from?

tchitter (Norman) comes from Latin quiētāre, from Latin quiētō, 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.

tchitter (Norman): to leave

Definitions

  1. to leave

Ancestry of “tchitter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquiētāre—
2Latinquiētō—
3Latinquiētus—
4Latinquiēscō—
5Latinquiēs—
6Proto-Italickʷiētis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
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