Etymology

consist

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Middle French consister ← Latin consistō
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consist · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromconsistō“stand together, stop, become hard or solid, agree with, continue, exist”
  2. Middle French · derived fromconsister
  3. English todayconsist

From Middle French consister, from Latin consistō (“stand together, stop, become hard or solid, agree with, continue, exist”), from com- (“together”) + sistō (“to cause to stand, stand”).

consist · noun2

From consist (verb).

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