Where does “arrêtable” come from?
arrêtable (French) comes from French arrêter, from Middle French arrester, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
arrêtable (French): stoppable
Definitions
- stoppable
Ancestry of “arrêtable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | arrêter | to halt; to stop; to settle; to conclude; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | arrester | to stop |
| 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 |