silence

silence · noun, verb, interjection¹

1. Latin · derived fromsilentium“silence”
2. Old French · derived fromsilence
3. Middle English · inherited fromsilence
4. English todaysilence

From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) + -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe and sālnes.

Silence · proper noun²

From silence.