Where does “arest” come from?

arest (Slovincian) comes 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-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

arest (Slovincian): arrest

Definitions

  1. arrest

Ancestry of “arest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArrestarrest, confinement, detention
2Middle Frencharrestarrest
3Middle Frencharresterto stop
4Old Frencharesterto stop
5Vulgar LatinarrestoI cause to stop
6Latinrestōto stand firm; to stay behind
7Latinrĕ-back, backwards
8Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
9Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
10Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →