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Where does “restfully” come from?

restfully (English) comes from English restful, 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.

restfully (English): In a restful manner

Definitions

  1. In a restful manner

Ancestry of “restfully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrestfulpeaceful; having a peaceful aspect; restorative;...
2EnglishRESTAcronym of representational state transfer
3EnglisharrestA check, stop, an act or instance of arresting...
4Old Frencharesterto stop
5Vulgar LatinarrestoI cause to stop
6Latinrestō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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