Where does “arere” come from?
arere (Old French) comes from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
arere (Old French): back, backwards
Definitions
- back, backwards
Ancestry of “arere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arātrum | plough or plow a device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érh₃trom | plough, ard |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |