myEtymology.com: French etymology of desist

Etymology of the French word desist

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)

English desist