Where does “レジスト” come from?

レジスト (Japanese) comes from English register, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regesta, from Latin regerere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

レジスト (Japanese): to resist

Definitions

  1. to resist

Ancestry of “レジスト”, step by step

レジスト traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English register

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregisterA formal recording of names, events, transactions...
2Medieval LatinregistrumA register; a book in which things are recorded
3Latinregestanominative feminine singular of regestus;...
4Latinregereresecond-person singular imperfect passive...
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English resist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresistTo attempt to counter the actions or effects of;...
2Middle EnglishresistenTo resist; to work against or counteract; To...
3Middle Frenchresisterto resist
4Latinresisterepresent active infinitive of resistō
5Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós