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English word consistent comes from Latin sisto, Latin con-

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sisto (Latin)

(intransitive) I place myself; I stand.. (intransitive) I stand still; I halt; I stand firm.. (intransitive, legal) I appear in court.. (transitive) I cause to stand; I set; I place.. (transitive, legal) I cause to appear in court.

con- (Latin)

Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word.

com- (Latin)

consisto (Latin)

I agree with.. I continue.. I exist.. I harden. I pause, linger. I stop, stand, halt.

consistent (English)

(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.. Compatible, accordant.. Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’] (in the plural, rare) Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.. (Eastern Orthodoxy, historical) A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at [...]

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