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Where does “polyresistance” come from?

polyresistance (English) comes from English resistance, from English resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia, from Latin resistens, from Latin resisto, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

polyresistance (English): The quality of being polyresistant

Definitions

  1. The quality of being polyresistant

Ancestry of “polyresistance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresistanceThe act of resisting, or the capacity to resist;...
2EnglishresistenceAlternative form of resistance
3Middle EnglishresistenceMilitary resistance or opposition to a...
4Old Frenchresistence—
5Latinresistentiaresistance, opposition; nominative neuter plural...
6Latinresistensremaining, continuing; withstanding, opposing,...
7LatinresistoI stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand...
8Latinrĕ-—
9Latinprōdūcō—
10Latinprō-—
11Proto-Italic*pro-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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