Where does “arrête-bœuf” come from?
arrête-bœuf (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.
arrête-bœuf (French): restharrow
Definitions
- restharrow
Ancestry of “arrête-bœuf”, step by step
arrête-bœuf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French arrêter
| 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 |
via French bœuf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bœuf | ox; beef; jam session |
| 2 | Middle French | bœuf | ox |
| 3 | Old French | buef | cow |
| 4 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |