Where does “resister” come from?
resister (Middle French) comes from Latin resistere, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
resister (Middle French): to resist
Definitions
- to resist
Ancestry of “resister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | resistere | present active infinitive of resistō |
| 2 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |