consisto Latin · revision 8095

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=la sistō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [kõːˈsɪs.toː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [konˈsis.to]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''cōnsistō''' (present infinitive cōnsistere, perfect active cōnstitī, supine cōnstitum); third conjugation, impersonal in the passive^(Wiktionary)

+ Its perfect forms cannot be told apart from those of ''cōnstō''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[con-]] “together” and [[sistō]] “to stand, set”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citations are from Plautus, of coming to a halt and of coming about.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to stop moving, halt, as in Plautus, and in Cicero to make a stay, to go no further, to dwell on a topic in speech, and to stand still.^(OLD 2012) In Ennius it meant to take up a position, especially in an assembly, in Virgil to settle, and in Cicero to stay behind and to reside.^(OLD 2012) In Lucretius ''cōnsistere ex'' meant to consist of a material, and in Cicero ''cōnsistere in'' to rest on, depend on.^(OLD 2012) In Virgil it meant to stand upright, in Cicero to be established, and in Plautus to come about, arise.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to stand together, stand firm, continue, become set.^(Stelten 1995) It was borrowed into Italian ''consistere'' and Spanish ''consistir'', and through French it gave [[en|consist]] in the 1520s.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of halting.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius uses it of taking a position.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 96–55 BC – Lucretius uses it of consisting of.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 1520s – English ''consist'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To halt, stop; to make a stay.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To dwell (on a topic); to stand still.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To take up a position; to settle; to stay.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''cōnsistere ex'', to [[m|en|consist]] of.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''cōnsistere in'', to rest on, depend on.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To stand upright; to be established; to arise.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[cōnsistiō]]

+ * [[cōnsistōrium]]

+ * [[constitiō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[sistō]]

+ * [[cōnstō]]

+ * [[en|consist]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}