Where does “desisto” come from?

desisto (Latin) comes from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

desisto (Latin): I stand apart; I cease, desist

Definitions

  1. I stand apart; I cease, desist

Ancestry of “desisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindē-of; from
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “desisto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →