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Where does “arrêter” come from?

arrêter (French) comes from Middle French arrester, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

arrêter (French): to halt; to stop; to settle; to conclude; to...

Definitions

  1. to halt; to stop; to settle; to conclude; to...

Ancestry of “arrêter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frencharresterto stop
2Old Frencharesterto stop
3Vulgar LatinarrestoI cause to stop
4Latinrestō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “arrêter”

  • arrestation
  • arrestation
  • arrêt
  • arretieren
  • Hausarrest
  • Arrest
  • rešt
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