Etymology of the French word acquitter
the French word
acquitterusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the French word
quittederived from the Classical Latin word
quietus (at rest; quiet, tranquil)
derived from the Latin word
quiescere (rest, keep quiet, calm)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
quies (quiet, calm, rest)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷeiə-Date
The earliest known usage of acquitter in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
acquit,
acquittement,
racquitterDerivations in other languages
Italian
acchitare, Romanian
achitaCognates
Spanish
aquietar
