Where does “footrest” come from?
footrest (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.
footrest (English): A support on which to rest the feet
Definitions
- A support on which to rest the feet
Ancestry of “footrest”, step by step
footrest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English REST
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | REST | Acronym of representational state transfer |
| 2 | English | arrest | A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting... |
| 3 | Old French | arester | to stop |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | arresto | I cause to stop |
| 5 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English foot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foot | A biological structure found in many animals that... |
| 2 | Middle English | fot | foot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of... |
| 3 | Old English | fōt | foot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |