Where does “quitamiedos” come from?

quitamiedos (Spanish) comes from Spanish quitar, from Medieval Latin quitare, from Latin quiētāre, from Latin quiētō, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.

quitamiedos (Spanish): crash barrier, guardrail, traffic barrier

Definitions

  1. crash barrier, guardrail, traffic barrier

Ancestry of “quitamiedos”, step by step

quitamiedos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish quitar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishquitarTo remove, to take away, to take down, to take...
2Medieval Latinquitarerelease, discharge, set free; to free; to set...
3Latinquiētāre
4Latinquiētōto quiet, calm
5Latinquiētusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
6Latinquiēscōto rest, sleep, repose
7Latinquiēsthe rest of sleep, repose
8Proto-Italickʷiētis
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via Spanish miedos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmiedosplural of miedo; fears
2Spanishmiedofear
3Old Spanishmiedofear
4Latinmetusfear, dread; anxiety, awe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷiētis