English
acquiescement
Acquiescement comes from French acquiescement ‘agreement, acquiescence’, from Latin acquiesco ‘to repose, rest’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷyeh₁-‘to rest’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷyéh₁tisreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷjētisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquiēs‘the rest of sleep, repose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquiēscō‘to rest, repose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquiescoas acquiescere‘to repose, rest’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentacquiescer‘to acquiesce’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentacquiescement‘agreement, acquiescence’
- Englishearliest quotation 1851same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷyeh₁-‘to rest’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷyéh₁tisreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷjētisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquiēs‘the rest of sleep, repose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquiēscō‘to rest, repose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquiescoas acquiescere‘to repose, rest’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentacquiescer‘to acquiesce’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentacquiescement‘agreement, acquiescence’
- Englishearliest quotation 1851same form
Earliest quotation: 1851, William Starbuck Mayo, Romance Dust From the Historic Placer: “Though this set a muttering all whose fists had…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- ‘to rest’
while, whilst, quit, quiet, 17 more
through Latin quiēs ‘the rest of sleep, repose’
coy, tranquil, requiem, 13 more
through Latin quiēscō ‘to rest, repose’
Today it means
noun Acquiescence (assent, submission).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- / acquiescement