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Where does “resistence” come from?

resistence (Middle English) comes from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia, from Latin resistens, from Latin resisto, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

resistence (Middle English): Military resistance or opposition to a...

Definitions

  1. Military resistance or opposition to a...

Ancestry of “resistence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchresistence—
2Latinresistentiaresistance, opposition; nominative neuter plural...
3Latinresistensremaining, continuing; withstanding, opposing,...
4LatinresistoI stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand...
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
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

Words derived from “resistence”

  • resistance
  • magnetoresistance
  • nonresistance
  • chemoresistance
  • radioresistance
  • transresistance
  • piezoresistance
  • pharmacoresistance
  • counterresistance
  • thromboresistance
  • coresistance
  • heteroresistance
  • antiresistance
  • electroresistance
  • immunoresistance
  • unresistance
  • thermoresistance
  • irresistance
  • monoresistance
  • photoresistance
  • hyperresistance
  • elastoresistance
  • panresistance
  • resistence
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