Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “chemiresistive” come from?

chemiresistive (English) comes from English resistive, from English resist, from Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister, from Latin resistere, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

chemiresistive (English): Characteristic of, or based on a chemiresistor

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of, or based on a chemiresistor

Ancestry of “chemiresistive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresistiveResisting the passage of electrical current;...
2EnglishresistTo attempt to counter the actions or effects of;...
3Middle EnglishresistenTo resist; to work against or counteract; To...
4Middle Frenchresisterto resist
5Latinresisterepresent active infinitive of resistō
6Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →