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

Definitions

  1. resistivity

Ancestry of “resistiivisyys”, step by step

resistiivisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish resistiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishresistiivinenresistive
2EnglishresistiveResisting the passage of electrical current;...
3EnglishresistTo attempt to counter the actions or effects of;...
4Middle EnglishresistenTo resist; to work against or counteract; To...
5Middle Frenchresisterto resist
6Latinresisterepresent active infinitive of resistō
7Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂tiEvery word from Latin sistere