inquiétude

See also: inquietude

French

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *ən-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁-ti-s
Proto-Italic *kʷjētis
Latin quiēs
Proto-Indo-European *-tu-
Proto-Indo-European *-d-
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Italic *tūdō
Latin -tūdō
Latin quiētūdō
Latin inquiētūdōlbor.
Middle French inquietude
French inquiétude

    From Middle French inquietude (15th c.), a borrowing from Latin inquiētūdō. Earlier was the verb inquiéter (12th c.).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kje.tyd/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    inquiétude f (plural inquiétudes)

    1. worry, concern, trepidation

    Further reading

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