quies-, -quiet-, -quit-

(Latin: rest, quiet, calm, silent)

quietus

1. A final stroke which settles something.
2. To discharge from life or entering death; that is, to die.
3. A release from a duty or debt.

A shortened version of Middle English quietus est, "He is quit", a form of discharge from a debt or other obligation; from Medieval Latin quietus est, from Latin, quietus, past participle of quiescere, "to rest"; from quies, quiet, rest".

quit

quite

quittance

quitter

Quotes: Silence, Quiet

Signs that too often depict misinformation: silence quotes.

requiem

requiescat

requiescat in pace (R.I.P.)

Requiescat in pace; R.I.P.

May he [or she] rest in peace.

This R.I.P. symbol is used on tombstones, cards of mourning, etc. The plural form is Requiescant in pace, "May they rest in peace." The abbreviation, R.I.P. is used for both the singular and the plural applications.

requiescence

requitable

requital

requite

requited

Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving "calm, calmness, peace, quiet": pac-, peac-; plac-; seren-.