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Where does “inquietar” come from?

inquietar (Portuguese) comes from Latin inquiētō, from Latin inquiētus, 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.

inquietar (Portuguese): to unsettle; to alarm

Definitions

  1. to unsettle; to alarm

Ancestry of “inquietar”, step by step

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