încet.
slow
Meaning & usage
slow
dull
sluggish
leisurely
low (as in volume)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *quetus, from Latin quiētus with the prefix în- added later in Romanian from the variant cet. See also the doublet chit, which came later through French.
slowly
Nu fugi, mergi încet.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *quetus, from Latin quiētus with the prefix în- added later in Romanian from the variant cet. See also the doublet chit, which came later through French.
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