adjective/kjesˈθente/
quiescent
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 Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin quiēscēns, quiēscentemlbor. Spanish quiescente Learned borrowing from Latin quiēscēns, quiēscentem.