Etymology

quietus

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Today it means: A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity. Full definition →

Medieval Latin quiētus est
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  1. Medieval Latin · learned borrowing fromquiētus est
  2. English todayquietus

Short for Medieval Latin quiētus est (literally “he is quiet”). First attested in the 1530s. Earlier attested as Late Middle English quietus est. Doublet of coy, quiet, quit, and quite.

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