Where does “quitter” come from?
quitter (Old French) comes from Old French quitte, 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.
quitter (Old French): to liberate; to free
Definitions
- to liberate; to free
Ancestry of “quitter”, step by step
quitter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French quitte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 2 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 3 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 4 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via Medieval Latin quietus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | quietus | at rest; at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet;... |