Insistence, from the verb insist which in turn comes from the Latin "insistere" which literally means "to put your foot on something, stop, press something", is composed of the prefix "in" which means "in" and the verb " sistere ”which is“ to stop ”.
Other words originating from the same root are found in Greek, with the verb ἵστημι "hístemi" (formerly σίστημι - sístemi) with the meaning "to stand, be firm, put in a place" or with the word στάσις "stasis" meaning "place ”.
In the Germanic languages we speak of “standan” in Anglo-Saxon from which “stand” in modern English derives; and "stehen" in modern German, all meaning "to stand, to stand / stand".
In Sanskrit there is the word "tisthati" - "is standing", in Avestan "histaiti" - "to stand" and in Persian the suffix "-stan" which means "country" (that is, where one is standing).
The word insist refers to repeating, this means that a completed activity is tried again and again, from that point of view it is better, that is to say, continue doing said activity and not stop until the desired result is obtained, you can see how continuous activity without breaks.
