Where does “resistive” come from?
Resistive comes from English resist combined with the Anglo-Norman suffix -if, derived from Latin -ivus, which attaches to Latin resistere, meaning to oppose or withstand.
resistive (English): Resisting the passage of electrical current;...
Definitions
- Resisting the passage of electrical current;...
Ancestry of “resistive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “resistive”