consistente

/konsisˈtente/ · B2 · adj

durable, hard

🪨 con + sist(ir) + ente = standing together, so firm and made up of parts

From Latin consistere, 'to stand together': con (with) + sistere (to stand). Things that stand together hold firm, which gives both 'consisting of' (parts standing together) and 'durable, hard, thick' (holding its shape).

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