Etymograph

English

obstination

Obstination comes from Latin obstinātus ‘Firmly set, fixed, resolved’, from Proto-Indo-European *stnéh₂ti ~ stn̥h₂énti ‘to place, to stand’, and ultimately from *steh₂-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stnéh₂ti ~ stn̥h₂énti‘to place, to stand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stanōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame formreconstructed
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobstinō‘set one's mind firmly upon, resolve’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobstinātus‘Firmly set, fixed, resolved’past participle of obstinō
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobstinatio
  8. Englishtodayobstination

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stnéh₂ti ~ stn̥h₂énti‘to place, to stand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stanōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame formreconstructed
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobstinō‘set one's mind firmly upon, resolve’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobstinātus‘Firmly set, fixed, resolved’past participle of obstinō
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobstinatio
  8. Englishtodayobstination

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

state, system, post, stay, rest, stand, distance, assistant, stadium, assistance, stood, establish, stable, instance, assist, consistent, contest, stability, stem, distant, resist, constitution, instant, substance, persistent, testimony, insist, consist, stud, static, persist, stool, prostitute, extant, stale, prostitution, distal, stead, armistice, astute, 156 more

through Latin *stanō

destiny, destination, 2 more

Today it means

noun stubbornness

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / obstination

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