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Where does “reste” come from?

reste (French) comes from Middle French reste, from Old French reste, from Old French rester, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

reste (French): rest, remainder; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. rest, remainder; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “reste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchreste—
2Old Frenchreste—
3Old Frenchresterto stay; to rest; to remain, be left over
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 “reste”

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