arist

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noun

A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.

OriginMiddle English arist ← Old English ǣrist ← Proto-West Germanic *uʀristi →
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Meanings

nounarist (plural arists)

plural arists

  1. obsoleteA rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*rīsaną“to rise”
  2. Proto-Germanic*uz-“up, out”
  3. Proto-Germanic*uzrīsaną“to rise up”
  4. Proto-Germanic*uzristiz“a rising up”
  5. Proto-West Germanic*uʀristi
  6. Old Englishǣrist“getting up, rising, resurrection”
  7. Middle Englisharist
  8. Englisharist

From Middle English arist, aristh, ærist, from Old English ǣrist (“getting up, rising, resurrection”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀristi, from Proto-Germanic *uzristiz (“a rising up”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“up, out”) + Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), equivalent to arise + -t. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (urrists, “a rising up”). More at arise.

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APA

arist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arist

MLA

“arist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arist.

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