Etymology of the English word resist
the English word
resistderived from the Latin word
resistere (pause; continue; resist)
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 Latin prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of resist in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
resistor,
photoresist,
resistate,
resistible,
resistive,
resistless,
resisted,
resistingDerivations in other languages
Italian
resistCognates
French
résister, Italian
resistere, Spanish
resistirUsage
Word found in Modern English
