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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sileo.

to be silent, noiseless, quiet, make no sound; speak not, to be quiet

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsɪ.ɫe.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈsiː.le.o]
  1. to be silent, noiseless, quiet, make no sound; speak not, to be quiet

    conjugation-2 · no-supine
  2. to keep silent over or about

    conjugation-2 · no-supine · transitive
  3. to be inactive; rest, cease

    conjugation-2 · no-supine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *seyl- (“still, windless, quiet, slow”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *silāną (“to be still”), Old English sālnes (“silence”), Old Norse sil (“slow flowing water”).

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