The story
- Latin · derived fromad
- Late Latin · derived fromacquietare
- English todayacquiet
From Late Latin acquietare, from Latin ad + quies (“rest”). Equivalent to a- + quiet. Doublet of acquit. See also quiet and aquiesce.
Words from the same roots
Latinad all →
adagreeassaultadjustcollexcisepiedmontabbreviationassailantaffrontadroitapportionassailalliterationappuiabasea-accouter-adad baculumad captandumad coelumaddorsedaddulceadretaffamishafforestalluminoramollishmentannidation
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.