English

quite

/kwaɪ̯t/
With verbs, especially past participles.

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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    A development of quit, influence by Anglo-Norman quite. Doublet of coy, quit, quiet, and quietus. For an analogous semantic development from the same root, compare Armenian շատ (šat).

    Etymology 2

    From Spanish quite.

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    Lineage

    • derivedEnglishquit “Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishquiten
        • derivedAnglo-Normanquitter
          • derivedMedieval Latinquiētus “at rest”
    • derivedAnglo-Normanquite
    • derivedSpanishquite

    Related: English quiet (doublet), English quit (doublet), English coy (doublet), English quietus (doublet), Armenian շատ

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