Etymology

requiescat in pace

Today it means: May he/she rest in peace. Full definition →

Latin requiēscat in pāce
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrequiēscat in pāce
  2. English todayrequiescat in pace

Unadapted borrowing from Latin requiēscat in pāce.

Words from the same roots

Latinrequiēscat in pāce all →

rest in peace

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.