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Where does “sistō” come from?

sistō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

sistō (Proto-Italic): stand; place

Definitions

  1. stand; place

Ancestry of “sistō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “sistō”

  • state
  • states
  • statement
  • status
  • assistance
  • estate
  • consistent
  • institution
  • constitution
  • assist
  • constitutional
  • institutional
  • resist
  • statute
  • assistant
  • consist
  • consistently
  • persistent
  • insist
  • statue
  • statutory
  • inconsistent
  • resistant
  • stately
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