Where does “restuleț” come from?
restuleț (Romanian) comes from Romanian rest, from French reste, from Middle French reste, from Old French reste, from Old French rester, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “restuleț”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rest | rest; change |
| 2 | French | reste | rest, remainder; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | reste | — |
| 4 | Old French | reste | — |
| 5 | Old French | rester | to stay; to rest; to remain, be left over |
| 6 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |