Consist
/kənˈsɪst/noun
To be made up of parts or to stand firm or remain in a particular state.
Did you know?Consist comes from Latin *consistere*, a verb used for both “standing still” and “taking one’s stand,” showing how a physical posture became a word for structure, existence, and permanence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*stā-
“to stand”
Latin
Latin
sistere
“to cause to stand, set up, make stand”
Latin
Latin
consistere
“to stand firm together, take a stand, halt”
Old French
Old French
consister
“to be composed of, remain firm”
Middle English
English
consisten
“to be composed of, stand firm”
Modern English
English
consist
“to be made up of or to remain in a specified state”