Where does “arriere” come from?
arriere (English) comes from French arrière, from Old French ariere, from Vulgar Latin ad retro, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
arriere (English): That which is behind or subordinate; the rear
Definitions
- That which is behind or subordinate; the rear
Ancestry of “arriere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | arrière | back; rear; fullback; shooting guard |
| 2 | Old French | ariere | Alternative form of arire |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ad retro | to the rear |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | — |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |