myEtymology.com: English etymology of resistive

Etymology of the English word resistive

the English word resistive

derived from the English word resist

derived 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-

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

Portuguese resistivo