Where does “resistant” come from?
Resistant comes from French résistant, from French résister, from Latin resistere, combining Latin re- and Latin resisto, from Proto-Italic wre and Proto-Indo-European wert-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning to stand.
resistant (English): A person who resists; especially a member of a...
Definitions
- A person who resists; especially a member of a...
Ancestry of “resistant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | résistant | resistant; present participle of résister |
| 2 | French | résister | to resist |
| 3 | Latin | resistere | present active infinitive of resistō |
| 4 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “resistant”