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Where does “Rest” come from?

Rest (German) comes from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

Rest (German): rest, remainder, remnant; radical

Definitions

  1. rest, remainder, remnant; radical

Ancestry of “Rest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrestorest, remainder, balance; change, rest; remains ,...
2Italianrestareto stay; to remain
3Latinrestō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Rest”

  • Kohlenwasserstoffrest
  • Restmüll
  • Überrest
  • restlos
  • Reststoff
  • restlich
  • Restposten
  • Restbetrag
  • Restfeuchte
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