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