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Stage 1 of 3
quies
Latin · ancient
"rest, repose"
rest, repose, giving rise to quietus (at rest, free)
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Stage 2 of 3
quiter
Old French · medieval
"to set someone free from an obligation"
carried into French for setting someone free from an obligation, from quietus
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Stage 3 of 3
quit
English · 1200s
"to stop doing something, or to leave a job or place"
settled as the English word for stopping an action or leaving a job or place
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