English
resistive
From resist + -ive.
A compound of resist + -ive
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘stand’
…
Latin sistō ‘cause to stand’
Latin resistere
Middle French resister ‘to resist’
Middle English resisten ‘to resist’
English resist
Today it means
adj Tending to resist something or someone; resistant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / resistive