English
sist
Sist comes from Latin sistō ‘to bring to a stand, stop’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂ti‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sistō‘to stand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsistō‘to bring to a stand, stop’
- Englishearliest quotation 1693sist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂ti‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sistō‘to stand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsistō‘to bring to a stand, stop’
- Englishearliest quotation 1693sist
Earliest quotation: 1693, James Dalrymple Stair, The institutions of the law of Scotland: “Fourteen Days are only allowed for Sists of Execution,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘stand’
state, post, stay, rest, stand, distance, stadium, constitution, instance, contest, stood, stable, establishment, stability, instant, destination, establish, substance, testimony, destiny, stem, distant, prostitution, stationary, prostitute, stud, extant, substitution, stool, stamina, stale, attest, steadfast, testimonial, destitute, stead, astute, metastatic, bestow, distal, 146 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti ‘to be standing up, to be getting up’
system, consistent, static, histone, stater, 38 more
through Latin sistō ‘to bring to a stand, stop’
assistant, assistance, persistent, solstice, armistice, subsistence, existentialist, 11 more
Today it means
verb To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / sist