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quiesco.

to rest, sleep, repose

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[kʷiˈeːs.koː]Classical-Latin[kʷiˈɛs.ko]
  1. to rest, sleep, repose

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  2. to cause to cease, stop, render quiet

    conjugation-3
  3. to be still or quiet, lie still

    conjugation-3 · especially
  4. to remain neutral, abstain from action, keep quiet, stand by

    conjugation-3
  5. to make a pause

    conjugation-3
  6. to suffer or allow quietly; permit

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  7. to cease, leave off or desist from something

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō From quiēs (“rest, repose; quiet”) + -scō.

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