Where does “resistere” come from?
resistere (Latin) comes from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
resistere (Latin): present active infinitive of resistō
Definitions
- present active infinitive of resistō
Ancestry of “resistere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “resistere”