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Reconstruction:Latin/arresto

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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From ad- +‎ restō (remain in place). Apparently at first reflexive. Eventually attested by 1194, at this point a borrowing from Romance.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*arrestō (present infinitive *arrestāre, perfect active *arrestāvī, supine *arrestātum); first conjugation (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. to stop

Descendants

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