Latin root *restivus
the Vulgar Latin root
*restivusderived 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-Derivations in other languages
French
rétif, Italian
restioUsage
Word found in Vulgar Latin
