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insisto.

to set foot, stand, tread or press on or upon

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ĩːˈsɪs.toː]Classical-Latin[inˈsis.to]
  1. to set foot, stand, tread or press on or upon

    conjugation-3 · impersonal · no-supine · transitive
  2. to enter or embark on, pursue (a way, path or journey)

    conjugation-3 · impersonal · no-supine · transitive
  3. to follow, pursue, press on

    conjugation-3 · impersonal · no-supine · with-dative
  4. to halt, pause, stop, stand still; pause in thought, dwell upon, hesitate, doubt

    conjugation-3 · impersonal · intransitive · no-supine
  5. to press upon, urge

    conjugation-3 · figuratively · impersonal · no-supine · with-dative
  6. to set about, devote or apply oneself to, set to work (on)

    accusative · conjugation-3 · figuratively · impersonal · no-supine · with-dative
  7. to persevere, continue, persist in

    conjugation-3 · figuratively · impersonal · infinitive · no-supine · with-dative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin īnsistō From in- + sistō (“stand, set, place”).

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