"to consist (of)" in seven languages
Meaningto consist (of)
Spanish
consistir
/konsisˈtiɾ/
learned
Consistir en; for parts, constar de is also common.
French
consister
/kɔ̃siste/
learned
Consister en + noun, consister à + verb.
Italian
consistere
/konˈsistere/
learned
Consistere in.
Portuguese
consistir
/kõsisˈtʃih/
learned
Romanian
consta
/konsˈta/
other source · Latin CONSTĀRE 'to stand firm, be made up of' (learned)
Catalan
consistir
/kunsisˈti/
learned
English
consist
/kənˈsɪst/
from Latin/French · Latin CONSISTERE
English → Italianto consist (of)consistereCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CONSISTERE‘to stand together, stand firm’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Learned in all three, with the same trap: English consists of, the sisters 'consist in' (consistir en, consister en, consistere in).
English relatives: consistent, consistency, insist, resist
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In a sentence
- esEl examen consiste en tres partes.
- frL'examen consiste en trois parties.
- itL'esame consiste in tre parti.
- ptA prova consiste em três partes.
- roExamenul constă din trei părți.
- caL'examen consisteix en tres parts.
- enThe exam consists of three parts.
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