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Where does “rester” come from?

rester (Old French) comes from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

rester (Old French): to stay; to rest; to remain, be left over

Definitions

  1. to stay; to rest; to remain, be left over

Ancestry of “rester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrestō—
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “rester”

  • restive
  • restiveness
  • restively
  • resty
  • restiff
  • restiness
  • restiffness
  • restily
  • rétif
  • reste
  • restif
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