insisto
Latin
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) I set foot, stand, tread or press on or upon something.
- (transitive) I enter or embark on, pursue a way, path or journey.
- (with dative) I follow, pursue, press on.
- (intransitive) I halt, pause, stop, stand still; pause in thought, dwell upon, hesitate, doubt.
- (figuratively) I press upon, urge.
- (figuratively) I set about, devote or apply myself to, set to work (on).
- (figuratively) I persevere, continue, persist in
Etymology
Affix from Latin sistō (stand, I place, I stand, set, place, stop, be placed, I cause to stand, I bring to a stand).
Origin
Latin
sistō
Gloss
stand, I place, I stand, set, place, stop, be placed, I cause to stand, I bring to a stand
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
止