arrestare.
to halt, to stop, to check, to staunch
Meaning & usage
to halt, to stop, to check, to staunch
to arrest, to apprehend, to collar, to nick
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restō, restāre (“stop, remain behind, stay back”).
to put (a lance) in the position for fighting
Where this word comes from
From a- + resta (“iron applied to the right side of the breastplate to support the butt of a spear in combat”) + -are, deverbal from restare (“to stay, to remain”).
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