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Etymology of the English word arrested

the English word arrested
derived from the English word arrest
derived from the Old French word arester
derived 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-




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