English
impersistent
From im- + persistent.
Formed from im- + persistent
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
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Proto-Italic *sistō ‘to stand’
Latin sistō ‘to cause to stand’
Latin persistō ‘continue steadfastly’
Latin persistentem
English persistent
Today it means
adj Not persistent; fleeting
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / impersistent