Where does “resistiivisyys” come from?
resistiivisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish resistiivinen, 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 — to stand.
resistiivisyys (Finnish): resistivity
Ancestry of “resistiivisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | resistiivinen | — |
| 2 | English | resistive | Resisting the passage of electrical current;... |
| 3 | English | resist | To attempt to counter the actions or effects of;... |
| 4 | Middle English | resisten | To resist; to work against or counteract; To... |
| 5 | Middle French | resister | to resist |
| 6 | Latin | resistere | present active infinitive of resistō |
| 7 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |