Where does “unrestfulness” come from?

unrestfulness (English) comes from English unrestful, from English restful, from English REST, from English arrest, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

unrestfulness (English): The state or condition of being unrestful

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being unrestful

Ancestry of “unrestfulness”, step by step

unrestfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unrestful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunrestfulNot restful
2Englishrestfulpeaceful; having a peaceful aspect; restorative;...
3EnglishRESTAcronym of representational state transfer
4EnglisharrestA check, stop, an act or instance of arresting...
5Old Frencharesterto stop
6Vulgar LatinarrestoI cause to stop
7Latinrestōto stand firm; to stay behind
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-
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