Where does “Arrest” come from?
Arrest (German) comes from Middle French arrest, 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.
Arrest (German): arrest, confinement, detention
Definitions
- arrest, confinement, detention
Ancestry of “Arrest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | arrest | arrest |
| 2 | Middle French | arrester | to stop |
| 3 | Old French | arester | to stop |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | arresto | I cause to stop |
| 5 | Latin | restō | — |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Arrest”