inconsistent
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/in-kuhn-SIH-stuhnt
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/in-kuhn-SIH-stuhnt
Meaningnot standing together
Common meaning: not staying the same
Other meanings: contradicting itself
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- sistto cause to stand, setLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1711 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
‘in, into’ + ‘with, together’ + ‘to cause to stand, set’ → inconsistent
Journey through time
- Latinconsistere‘to stand together’source
- Englishinconsistent‘not staying the same’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin sistō ‘to cause to stand, set’.
Roots
- sistō, stitī Latin “to cause to stand, set”
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