Where does “insist” come from?
Insist comes from Middle French insister, from Latin insisto meaning to stand upon or press upon, composed of Latin in and the root steh₂- meaning to stand.
insist (English): To hold up a claim emphatically; To demand...
Definitions
- To hold up a claim emphatically; To demand...
Ancestry of “insist”, step by step
insist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insistence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insistence | The state of being insistent; An urgent demand;... |
| 2 | Middle English | insistence | — |
| 3 | Old French | insister | to insist |