Romanian word rezista comes from Latin sisto, Latin re-, and later French résister (To resist.)
| 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. |
| re- | Latin (lat) | Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards. |
| resisto | Latin (lat) | (usually in military language) I withstand, oppose, resist; make opposition or resistance.. I rise or stand up again.. I stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand still, halt, stop, stay; remain, continue. |
| résister | French (fra) | To resist. |
| rezista | Romanian (ron) | (intransitive, or transitive with a dative object) to resist. |