Where does “esistere” come from?

esistere (Italian) comes from Latin exsistō, from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

esistere (Italian): to exist, be

Definitions

  1. to exist, be

Ancestry of “esistere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsistōto be, exist
2Latinsistōto cause to stand; to set; to place
3Proto-Italicsistōstand; place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “esistere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Italic sistō →