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- Latin · borrowed fromsubsistō“halt, stop”
- English todaysubsist
From Latin subsistō (“halt, stop”), from sub (“below”) + sistō (“stand, place”). Compare consist, desist, exist, insist, persist.
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subsist
Today it means: To survive on a minimum of resources. Full definition →
Latin subsistō