verb/desisˈtiɾ/
to desist, to give up; to waive a right
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin dēsisterebor. Spanish desistir Borrowed from Latin dēsistere.