Where does “persist” come from?
Persist derives from Middle French persister, from Latin persisto meaning to continue or remain steadfast, formed from Latin per- combined with Proto-Italic sistō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning to stand.
persist (English): To go on stubbornly or resolutely; To repeat an...
Definitions
- To go on stubbornly or resolutely; To repeat an...
Ancestry of “persist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | persister | — |
| 2 | Latin | persisto | I persist, continue steadfastly; I remain |
| 3 | Latin | sistō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sistō | stand; place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
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