Etymology

insistence

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Today it means: The state of being insistent. Full definition →

Middle English insistence ← Old French insister
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  1. Old French · derived frominsister“to insist”
  2. Middle English · inherited frominsistence
  3. English todayinsistence

From Middle English insistence, derived from Old French insister (“to insist”). Compare Middle French insistance. Morphologically insist + -ence.

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