quiet

(Anglais)

tranquil, peaceful, placid

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/kjɛ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Inherited from Old French quiete (13th c.), borrowed from Latin quiētus. The masculine quiet is a Middle French backformation. Doublet of inherited coi and the earlier borrowing quitte.

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