Etymology of the English word desist
the English word
desistderived from the Old French word
desisterderived from the Latin word
desistere (stop, cease, desist)
derived from the Latin word
sistere (to set, thus placed in spaces or gaps; stop, check; cause to stand)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the French word
desistderived from the Latin word
desistere (stop, cease, desist)
derived from the Latin word
sistere (to set, thus placed in spaces or gaps; stop, check; cause to stand)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of desist in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
desisted,
desistingUsage
Word found in Modern English
