Where does “quitação” come from?
quitação (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quitar, from Portuguese kit, from English kit, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
quitação (Portuguese): release, discharge
Ancestry of “quitação”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | quitar | to pay; to settle, discharge; to quit |
| 2 | Portuguese | kit | kit |
| 3 | English | kit | A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves;... |
| 4 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 5 | German | kitt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |