Where does “benchrester” come from?
benchrester (English) comes from English benchrest, from English REST, from English arrest, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
benchrester (English): One who takes part in benchrest shooting
Definitions
- One who takes part in benchrest shooting
Ancestry of “benchrester”, step by step
benchrester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English benchrest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benchrest | A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets |
| 2 | English | REST | Acronym of representational state transfer |
| 3 | English | arrest | A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting... |
| 4 | Old French | arester | to stop |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | arresto | I cause to stop |
| 6 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |