Where does “subsistere” come from?
subsistere (Italian) comes from Italian sussistere, from Latin subsistō, from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
subsistere (Italian): Obsolete form of sussistere
Definitions
- Obsolete form of sussistere
Ancestry of “subsistere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sussistere | to exist |
| 2 | Latin | subsistō | to halt or stop |
| 3 | Latin | sistō | to cause to stand; to set; to place |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sistō | stand; place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |