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Where does “resistens” come from?

resistens (Latin) comes from Latin resisto, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

resistens (Latin): remaining, continuing; withstanding, opposing,...

Definitions

  1. remaining, continuing; withstanding, opposing,...

Ancestry of “resistens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinresistoI stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand...
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “resistens”

  • reticentia
  • réticence
  • resistent
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