Where does “persistent” come from?

persistent (French) comes from French persister, from Latin persisto, from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

persistent (French): third-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “persistent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpersisterto persist
2LatinpersistoI persist, continue steadfastly; I remain
3Latinsistōto cause to stand; to set; to place
4Proto-Italicsistōstand; place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →