silentium etymology

Latin word silentium comes from Proto-Indo-European *seil-

Detailed word origin of silentium

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*seil- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
silent- Latin (lat)
silentium Latin (lat) Inaction, inactivity, cessation, standstill. Obscurity. Silence, stillness, quiet, noiselessness.

Words with the same origin as silentium

Descendants of *seil-
silens sileo