Etymology

resist

re·sist
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Today it means: To attempt to counter the actions or effects of. Full definition →

Middle English resisten ← Middle French resister ← Old French resistre
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  1. Latin · derived fromresistere
  2. Old French · derived fromresistre
  3. Middle French · derived fromresister
  4. Middle English · inherited fromresisten
  5. English todayresist

From Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister and Old French resistre, and their source, Latin resistere, from re- + sistere (“cause to stand”).

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