sist / stit
to stand firm, to cause to stand
Latin · sistere / status
Latin sistere means to stand firm or to cause to stand. Words with sist are about standing: persist stands through to the end, resist stands against, assist stands by, exist stands out, insist stands firm.
Memory trick
Sist: a sister stands by you to assist you.
Words from this root
- persist (per + sist) — to stand firm to the endडटे रहना
- persistent (per + sist + ent) — standing firm, not giving upदृढ़, लगातार
- resist (re + sist) — to stand againstविरोध करना
- resistance (re + sist + ance) — the act of standing againstप्रतिरोध
- irresistible (ir + re + sist + ible) — too strong to stand againstअनिवार्य रूप से आकर्षक, अटल
- assist (as + sist) — to stand by and helpसहायता करना
- assistance (as + sist + ance) — help givenसहायता
- assistant (as + sist + ant) — a helperसहायक
- consist (con + sist) — to stand together, be made ofबना होना
- consistent (con + sist + ent) — standing together, steadyसंगत, एकरूप
- inconsistent (in + con + sist + ent) — not steady, changingअसंगत
- exist (ex + ist) — to stand out into beingअस्तित्व में होना
- insist (in + sist) — to stand firm in demandज़ोर देना, अड़े रहना
- desist (de + sist) — to stand away, stopबाज़ आना, रुक जाना
- subsist (sub + sist) — to stand under, live onगुज़ारा करना