Where does “arestălui” come from?
arestălui (Romanian) comes from Romanian arest, from German Arrest, from Middle French arrest, from Middle French arrester, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
arestălui (Romanian): to arrest
Definitions
- to arrest
Ancestry of “arestălui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | arest | arrest |
| 2 | German | Arrest | arrest, confinement, detention |
| 3 | Middle French | arrest | arrest |
| 4 | Middle French | arrester | to stop |
| 5 | Old French | arester | to stop |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | arresto | I cause to stop |
| 7 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |