myEtymology.com: English etymology of desisted

Etymology of the English word desisted

the English word desisted

derived from the English word desist

derived from the Old French word desister

derived 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 desist

derived 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)