quit
/kˈwɪt/KWIT
/kˈwɪt/KWIT
Meaningat rest; free
Common meaning: to leave or stop
- quirest; at restLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1512 · scan
- tpast-participle ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin quiēs; quiētus ‘rest; at rest’.
Roots
- quiēs; quiētus Latin “rest; at rest”
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