The verb 落ち着く means 'to calm down', but neither constituent pertains to any
sort of emotion. Was there originally a subject or object (e.g. _temper_
coming down)?
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What is the origin of 落ち着く?
落ちる means "to go down" and 着く means "to arrive" or "to settle", and 落ち着く is a
rather simple combination of the two verbs. Just like English "settle" has
multiple meanings, 落ち着く can mean "to (psychologically) settle down", "to
establish in residence", "to become stable", "to establish a conclusion", etc.
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