Where does “chitui” come from?
chitui (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.
chitui (Romanian): to apply putty
Definitions
- to apply putty
Ancestry of “chitui”, step by step
| 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 |