Where does “ristare” come from?

ristare (Italian) comes from Italian stare, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ristare (Italian): to stop, to cease; to desist

Definitions

  1. to stop, to cease; to desist

Ancestry of “ristare”, step by step

ristare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian stare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstareto stay, remain; to keep, stick; to be doing...
2Latinstōto stand
3Proto-Italicstaēōstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via Swedish rista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishristacarve, cut, scratch with a sharp tool
2Old Norsehristato shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yetiEvery word from Proto-Italic staēō
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