Silence
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Middle English: from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere ‘be silent’.
wiktionary
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium(“silence”). Displaced native Old English swīġe.
etymonline
silence (n.)
c. 1200, "muteness, state of being silent," from Old French silence "state of being silent; absence of sound," from Latin silentium "a being silent," from silens, present participle of silere "be quiet or still," of unknown origin. Meaning "absence of sound" in English is from late 14c.
silence (v.)
1560s, intransitive, "become still or silent;" 1590s, transitive, "make silent," from silence (n.). Related: Silenced; silencing.
