English
inquiet
Inquiet comes from Latin inquietō ‘to disturb, disquiet’, from inquiētus ‘restless’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- ‘to rest’.
- 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, sleep, repose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquiētus‘at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinquiētus‘restless’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinquietōas inquietare‘to disturb, disquiet’
- Englishearliest quotation 1530-1531inquiet
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, sleep, repose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquiētus‘at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinquiētus‘restless’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinquietōas inquietare‘to disturb, disquiet’
- Englishearliest quotation 1530-1531inquiet
Earliest quotation: 1530-1531, King Henry VIII: “His saide subiectes[…]shall [not] be sued, vexed, nor inquieted…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- ‘to rest’
through Latin quiēs ‘the rest of sleep, repose’
coy, tranquil, requiem, 13 more
through Latin quiēscō ‘to rest, sleep, repose’
through Latin quiētus ‘at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude,…’
Today it means
verb To disquiet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- / inquiet