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Where does “persistency” come from?

persistency (English) comes from English persist, from Middle French persister, from Latin persisto, from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

persistency (English): The state or characteristic of being persistent;...

Definitions

  1. The state or characteristic of being persistent;...

Ancestry of “persistency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpersistTo go on stubbornly or resolutely; To repeat an...
2Middle Frenchpersister—
3LatinpersistoI persist, continue steadfastly; I remain
4Latinsistō—
5Proto-Italicsistōstand; place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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