Etymograph

English

RIP

RIP comes from Latin requiescat.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErequiescat1as RIP
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019RIP1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English RIP
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2019, Alex McLevy: “But Sandor shoves his knife through his brother’s head,…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErequiescatWiktionary, English RIPas RIP
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019RIPWiktionary, English RIP. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2019, Alex McLevy: “But Sandor shoves his knife through his brother’s head,…”

Every English word from Latin requiescat

Today it means

intj Expressing disappointment at the fact that someone or something has come to an end or gone away.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “RIP”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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