Where does “queto” come from?
queto (Vulgar Latin) comes from Late Latin quieto, from Latin quieto, from Latin quietor, from Latin quietus, from Latin quiescere, from Latin quiesco, from Latin quies, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.
Ancestry of “queto”, step by step
queto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin quieto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | quieto | to quiet; acquit, discharge, release; to quiet,... |
| 2 | Latin | quieto | to quiet, calm |
| 3 | Latin | quietor | I calm, quiet |
| 4 | Latin | quietus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet; peaceful,... |
| 5 | Latin | quiescere | present active infinitive of quiēscō; to keep... |
| 6 | Latin | quiesco | I rest, sleep, repose; I cause to cease, stop,... |
| 7 | Latin | quies | rest, repose, quiet, calm, lull; dream;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via Late Latin quietare
| 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 | *kʷjētis | — |