Requiescent
/ˌrɛkwɪˈɛsənt/noun
Resting or inactive; in a dormant state.
Did you know?Requiescent comes from Latin *requiescere*, “to rest,” the same root behind *requiem* — so this word shares ancestry with the language of funeral masses and eternal rest.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weie-
“to rest, be quiet”
Latin
Latin
quies
“rest, quiet, repose”
Latin
Latin
requiescere
“to rest again, take rest”
Late Latin
Latin
requiescens
“resting, at rest”
14th Century
English
requiescent
“resting; dormant; inactive”
Modern English
English
requiescent
“resting or inactive; dormant”