Where does “încetare” come from?
încetare (Romanian) comes from Romanian înceta, from Vulgar Latin quetare, from Late Latin quietare, from Latin quiētāre, from Latin quiētō, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs — to rest; rest, peace.
încetare (Romanian): cessation
Definitions
- cessation
Ancestry of “încetare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | înceta | to stop, cease, end |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | quetare | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | quietare | acquit, discharge, release; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | quiētāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | quiētō | to quiet, calm |
| 6 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 7 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 8 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |