Reconstruction:Latin/quietiare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From qu(i)ētus (“calm”) +‎ -iāre (suffix forming causative verbs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kweˈzʲaːr/

Verb

*quiētiāre (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

1. to calm down

Descendants

• Franco-Provençal: quèsiér
• Old French: coisier
• Old Occitan: quezar

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*quietiare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 1469