Where does “desistest” come from?
desistest (English) comes from English desist, from Middle French desister, from Latin desistere, from Latin desisto, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
desistest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “desistest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | desist | To cease to proceed or act; to stop |
| 2 | Middle French | desister | to stop; to desist |
| 3 | Latin | desistere | present active infinitive of dēsistō |
| 4 | Latin | desisto | I stand apart; I cease, desist |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |