Where does “sisto” come from?
sisto (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “sisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | sistō | stand; place |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |