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Where does “quite” come from?

quite (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese quite, 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.

quite (Portuguese): quit; settled; divorced

Definitions

  1. quit; settled; divorced

Ancestry of “quite”, step by step

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