Reconstruction:Latin/arredo

Latin

Etymology

Commonly purported to be from a Germanic source, such as Proto-Germanic *rēdaną or Vandalic *rith. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

*arredō (present infinitive *arredāre, perfect active *arredāvī, supine *arredātum); first conjugation (Vulgar Latin)

  1. To advise.
  2. To arrange, to set in order.
  3. (ranching) To herd or drive cattle.
  4. (ranching) To saddle, to harness.
  5. (ranching, imperative, potentially) giddy up! gee! go!

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Iberian Romance:
    • Portuguese: arrear (to harness)
    • Spanish: arrear (to urge, to harness, to drive)
  • Italian: arredare (to furnish, to decorate)
  • Old French: areer, arraier (to put in order)
    • Anglo-Norman: arraier
      • Middle English: arrayen
from the imperative:?