Where does “resisting” come from?
Resisting comes from Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister, from Latin resistere, composed of the prefix re- and Latin resisto, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wert-.
resisting (English): Present participle and gerund of resist;...
Definitions
- Present participle and gerund of resist;...
Ancestry of “resisting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resist | To attempt to counter the actions or effects of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | resisten | To resist; to work against or counteract; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | resister | to resist |
| 4 | Latin | resistere | present active infinitive of resistō |
| 5 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |