inquietud

Catalan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *n̥--

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁-ti-s

Proto-Italic *kʷjētis

Latin quiēs

Proto-Indo-European *-tu-

Proto-Indo-European *-d-

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Italic *tūdō

Latin -tūdō

Latin quiētūdō

Latin inquiētūdōlbor.

Catalan inquietud

Learned borrowing from Latin inquiētūdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [iŋ.ki.əˈtut]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [iŋ.ki.eˈtut]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

inquietud f (plural inquietuds)

1. worry; anxiety

Related terms

• inquiet
• quietud

Further reading

• “inquietud”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *n̥--

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁-ti-s

Proto-Italic *kʷjētis

Latin quiēs

Proto-Indo-European *-tu-

Proto-Indo-European *-d-

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Italic *tūdō

Latin -tūdō

Latin quiētūdō

Latin inquiētūdōlbor.

Spanish inquietud

Learned borrowing from Latin inquiētūdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inkjeˈtud/ [ĩŋ.kjeˈt̪uð̞]
• Rhymes: -ud
• Syllabification: in‧quie‧tud

Noun

inquietud f (plural inquietudes)

1. inquietude, restlessness

   Synonyms: agitación, desazón

2. (usually in the plural) curiosity, interest; hobbies

   Synonyms: curiosidad, intereses

Related terms

• inquieto
• quietud

Further reading

• “inquietud”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025