English word silence comes from Latin sileo
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sileo | Latin (lat) | (transitive) I keep silent over or about.. I am inactive; rest, cease.. I am silent, noiseless, quiet, make no sound; speak not, I am quiet. |
| silentium | Latin (lat) | Inaction, inactivity, cessation, standstill. Obscurity. Silence, stillness, quiet, noiselessness. |
| silence | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| silence | English (eng) | (imperative) Be silent. (molecular biology) To block gene expression.. (transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.. (transitive) To repress the expression of something.. (transitive) To suppress criticism, etc. Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.. The act of refraining from speaking.. The lack of any sound. |