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...
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Ancestry of “resistence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | resistence | — |
| 2 | Latin | resistentia | resistance, opposition; nominative neuter plural... |
| 3 | Latin | resistens | remaining, continuing; withstanding, opposing,... |
| 4 | Latin | resisto | I stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “resistence”
- resistance
- magnetoresistance
- nonresistance
- chemoresistance
- radioresistance
- transresistance
- piezoresistance
- pharmacoresistance
- counterresistance
- thromboresistance
- coresistance
- heteroresistance
- antiresistance
- unresistance
- electroresistance
- immunoresistance
- irresistance
- thermoresistance
- monoresistance
- photoresistance
- elastoresistance
- hyperresistance
- resistence
- polyresistance