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==Etymology==
− It is from French insister or directly from Latin [[m|la|īnsistere|t=to stand upon, persist, dwell upon, urge]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(Hoad 1986) from in-, upon, and sistere, to take a stand, from stāre, to stand (see [[stand]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from PIE *sta-.^(Etymonline) It may in some cases be a back-formation from [[insistence]] (1436).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|fr|insister]] or directly from Latin [[m|la|īnsistere|t=to stand upon, persist, dwell upon, urge]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(Hoad 1986) from in-, upon, and [[m|la|sistere]], to take a stand, from [[m|la|stāre]], to stand (see [[stand]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from [[ine-pro|*sta-]].^(Etymonline) It may in some cases be a back-formation from [[insistence]] (1436).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==