Where does “persistiveness” come from?
persistiveness (English) comes from English persistive, 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.
persistiveness (English): The quality of being persistive
Definitions
- The quality of being persistive
Ancestry of “persistiveness”, step by step
persistiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English persistive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | persistive | persistent |
| 2 | English | persist | To go on stubbornly or resolutely; To repeat an... |
| 3 | Middle French | persister | — |
| 4 | Latin | persisto | I persist, continue steadfastly; I remain |
| 5 | Latin | sistō | to cause to stand; to set; to place |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sistō | stand; place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |