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Where does “persistente” come from?

persistente (Italian) comes from Latin persistēns, from Latin persisto, from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

persistente (Italian): persistent; present participle of persistere

Definitions

  1. persistent; present participle of persistere

Ancestry of “persistente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpersistēns—
2LatinpersistoI persist, continue steadfastly; I remain
3Latinsistō—
4Proto-Italicsistōstand; place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “persistente”

  • persistentemente
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