Where does “unrestful” come from?
unrestful (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.
unrestful (English): Not restful
Definitions
- Not restful
Ancestry of “unrestful”, step by step
unrestful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English restful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | restful | peaceful; having a peaceful aspect; restorative;... |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |