Etymology of the English word arrest
the English word
arrestderived from the Old French word
aresterderived from the Vulgar Latin word
arrestare (arrest; seize)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
restare (it remains to; it remains standing; stand firm; stay behind; be left)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Latin prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of arrest in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
arrestant,
arresting,
arrestive,
arrestedCognates
Dutch
arrest, French
arrêt, French
arrêter, German
Arrest, Italian
arresto, Italian
arrestare, Lithuanian
areštuoti, Norwegian
arrest, Polish
aresztować, Provençal
arrestar, Russian
apecтoвывать, Spanish
arresto, Swedish
arrestUsage
Word found in Modern English
