quieto
Portuguese
/ˈkjɛ.tu/, /ˈk(j)ɛ.tu/, /ˈkɛ.to/
adj
Definitions
- With little or no sound; quiet.
- Having little motion or activity; calm; quiet.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved; quiet.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quiētus (quiet, calm).
Origin
Latin
quiētus
Gloss
quiet, calm
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
静
Emoji
🔇 🔕 😶 🤫
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- quietus English
- *quetus Latin
- inquietus Latin
- quietor Latin
- quitus Latin
- quiētus Latin
- quiētūdō Latin
- quētus Latin
- quieto Italian
- quiet French
- aquietar Spanish, Castilian
- quieto Spanish, Castilian
- *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- quedo Portuguese
- quitte Old French
- quitter Old French
- quieto Galician
- *kʷiētos Proto-Italic
- quietu Asturian
- cuiet Friulian
- ketu Papiamentu
- ketu Kabuverdianu