Etymology

quietude

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Today it means: Synonym of quietness (“absence of sound”) Full definition →

Middle French quiétude ← Late Latin quiētūdō ← Latin quiētus
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  1. Latin · derived fromquiētus
  2. Late Latin · derived fromquiētūdō
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromquiétude
  4. English todayquietude

Borrowed from Middle French quiétude, from Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētus, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“rest”).

Words from the same roots

Latinquiētus all →

quietquitrequite

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.