Etymology of the English word subsist
the English word
subsistderived from the Latin word
subsistere (halt, stand; cause to stop)
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
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of subsist in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
subsisted,
subsistingUsage
Word found in Modern English
