Where does “quet” come from?
quet (Old Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin quetare, from Late Latin quietare, from Latin quiētāre, from Latin quiētō, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.
quet (Old Catalan): still
Definitions
- still
Ancestry of “quet”, step by step
quet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin quetare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | quetare | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | quietare | acquit, discharge, release; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | quiētāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | quiētō | to quiet, calm |
| 5 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 6 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 7 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via Proto-Uto-Aztecan katïC
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uto-Aztecan | katïC | sit; reside, live somewhere |