Where does “chițăi” come from?
chițăi (Romanian) comes from Romanian chiț, from French quitte, from Middle French quitte, from Old French quite, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.
chițăi (Romanian): to squeak
Definitions
- to squeak
Ancestry of “chițăi”, step by step
chițăi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian chiț
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | chiț | mouse squeak |
| 2 | French | quitte | quits; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Middle French | quitte | quit |
| 4 | Old French | quite | Alternative form of quitte; quits |
| 5 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 6 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 7 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |