Where does “subsister” come from?
subsister (English) comes from English subsist, from Latin subsistō, from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
subsister (English): One who subsists
Definitions
- One who subsists
Ancestry of “subsister”, step by step
subsister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subsist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subsist | To survive on a minimum of resources; To have... |
| 2 | Latin | subsistō | to halt or stop |
| 3 | Latin | sistō | to cause to stand; to set; to place |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sistō | stand; place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |