resistencia

/resisˈtenθja/ · B1 · noun · f

resistance

🔌💪 Cognate of resistance: resist + -encia (the Spanish -ence)

Latin resistere, to stand back against. Spanish swaps -ence for -encia, as in paciencia = patience. The same word covers an electrical resistor and physical stamina, the power to hold out.

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