English word insist comes from Latin sisto, Latin ingratus (Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sisto | Latin (lat) | (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. |
| ingratus | Latin (lat) | Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable. |
| insisto | Latin (lat) | (figuratively, with dative or accusative) I set about, devote or apply myself to, set to work (on).. (figuratively, with dative or infinitive) I persevere, continue, persist in. (figuratively, with dative) I press upon, urge.. (intransitive) I halt, pause, stop, stand still; pause in thought, dwell upon, hesitate, doubt.. (transitive) I set foot, stand, tread or press on or upon something.. [...] |
| insister | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | |
| insist | English (en) | (obsolete, chiefly, geometry) To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).. (sometimes, with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done.. (with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically. |