English → Latin
“subsist” in Latin
cōnstōto stand together; to stand still; to remain the same; stand firm; to agree, correspond, fitcōnsistōto stop, stand, halt; to pause, linger; to hardenvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail; to be well, healthy, sound; to be worth, be worthyexerceōto keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy, practise, employ, exercise (something in a form of action); to harass, worvigeōto be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish; to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper; to be alive, live
The English word subsist itself goes back to Latin sub, through subsistō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
subsist
constare: consistere (to have a continued existence; opposed to non-existence): esse (to be): valere (to avail, be valid): exerceri (to be observed or kept): vigere (to be in force; as when we say “a law or institution subsists in all its force”) ☞ Obtinere in this sense is quite unclassical; Vid: Klotz, Cic., Tusc., 5, 41, 118.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for subsist?
- The usual Latin words for “subsist” are cōnstō, cōnsistō, valeō; also exerceō, vigeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.