Etymology of the English word resistor
the English word
resistorderived from 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-using the English suffix
-orDerivations in English
hygristor,
thermistor,
varistorDerivations in other languages
Italian
resistore, Spanish
resistorUsage
Word found in Modern English
