myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of desistere

Etymology of the Latin word desistere

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)

French desister, French désister, French desist, Italian desistere, Spanish desistir