Etymology of the English word arrestant
the English word
arrestantderived from 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-using the English suffix
-antUsage
Word found in Modern English
