Where does “hộp quẹt” come from?
hộp quẹt (Vietnamese) comes from Old Catalan quet, 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.
hộp quẹt (Vietnamese): lighter
Definitions
- lighter
Ancestry of “hộp quẹt”, step by step
hộp quẹt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Catalan quet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | quet | still |
| 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 |