Where does “resistiveness” come from?
resistiveness (English) comes from English resistive, from English resist, from Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister, from Latin resistere, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
resistiveness (English): The quality of being resistive
Definitions
- The quality of being resistive
Ancestry of “resistiveness”, step by step
resistiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English resistive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resistive | Resisting the passage of electrical current;... |
| 2 | English | resist | To attempt to counter the actions or effects of;... |
| 3 | Middle English | resisten | To resist; to work against or counteract; To... |
| 4 | Middle French | resister | to resist |
| 5 | Latin | resistere | present active infinitive of resistō |
| 6 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 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 |