persistere
To persist in Latin is said as persistere.
persistere is a verb meaning to continue to exist. If you wish to express the noun form, the word perseverantia can be used to convey persistence.
Meaning: continue to exist (verb)
Did you know?
- While persistere means to continue, the root sistere originally meant 'to cause to stand' or 'to stop', making the word a paradoxical blend of stopping and continuing.
- The word perseverantia is a 'calque', a word created by Roman authors to translate the Greek concept of 'hypomone' to describe a specific kind of spiritual or moral endurance.
- In Roman legal texts, persistere was often used to describe a party's refusal to drop a legal claim or a demand, turning a general trait of endurance into a specific courtroom action.
Examples in context
- Si memoria persistere velit, scribere oportet.If memory is to persist, one must write.
- Veritas in corde persistere potest.Truth can persist in the heart.
Example conversation
Julia and Marcus are discussing a lingering problem.
- JuliaProblema hoc adhuc persistere.This problem still continues to exist.
- MarcusIta, Marcus id videt.Yes, Marcus sees that.
- JuliaCur non possumus id tollere?Why can we not remove it?
- MarcusQuia vult persistere.Because it wants to continue to exist.
