Where does “chinrest” come from?

chinrest (English) comes from English REST, from English arrest, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

chinrest (English): A shaped piece of wood, plastic, etc. attached to...

Definitions

  1. A shaped piece of wood, plastic, etc. attached to...

Ancestry of “chinrest”, step by step

chinrest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English REST

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRESTAcronym of representational state transfer
2EnglisharrestA check, stop, an act or instance of arresting...
3Old Frencharesterto stop
4Vulgar LatinarrestoI cause to stop
5Latinrestōto stand firm; to stay behind
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English chin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchinThe bottom of a face, the typically jutting...
2Middle EnglishchynThe chin or jawline; The bone composing the chin;...
3Old Englishċinnchin
4Proto-West Germanickinnuchin, jaw
5Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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