Where does “arrestin” come from?

arrestin (English) comes from English arrest, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

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Ancestry of “arrestin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharrestA check, stop, an act or instance of arresting...
2Old Frencharesterto stop
3Vulgar LatinarrestoI cause to stop
4Latinrestōto stand firm; to stay behind
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “arrestin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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