arrested
UK[əˈrestɪd]US[əˈrestɪd]
adj
having been seized by legal authority and taken into custody.
adj
stopped or halted in development or progress.
Morpheme Breakdown
ar
rest
ed
ar
to, towards
rest
stop, remain
ed
adjective suffix
Etymology
the word 'arrested' originates from the latin phrase 'ad restare', meaning 'to remain at, to stop'. the prefix 'ad-' (to) combined with 'restare' (to stop) evolved through old french 'arester' into middle english 'aresten', meaning 'to bring to a stop'. the legal sense of seizing a person developed from the idea of causing them to stop their activity. the modern participle form 'arrested' functions as an adjective, describing either the state of being legally detained or the condition of being halted in progress, directly preserving the core concept of a forced stop from its latin roots.
Analysis
Structure: ar (to, towards) + rest (stop, remain) + ed (adjective suffix)
ar- (latin prefix 'ad-', meaning 'to, towards'), rest (latin verb 'restare', meaning 'to remain, to stop'), -ed (old english past participle/adjective-forming suffix).
Examples
the arrested suspect was read his rights at the police station.
the project's development was arrested due to a lack of funding.
she has an arrested emotional development stemming from childhood trauma.