steadfast - 語彙力を鍛える！語源で覚える英単語(15)

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Mohammed Morsi 'steadfast' in jail, says wife after visit

 

The wife of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, has visited him in jail and says he is "steadfast".

 

Naglaa Ali was one of several relatives to visit Mr Morsi on Wednesday in the Borg al-Arab prison near Alexandria.

Cambridge Dictionaries Onlineより

staying the same for a long time and not changing quickly or unexpectedly:

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARYより

Old English stedefæst "secure in position, steady, firm in its place," from stede (see stead) + fæst (see fast (adj.)); 

stead:  from PIE *steti-, suffixed form of root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm." 

fast:  from PIE root *past- "firm, solid" 

印欧語sta[スタ、スティ、シスト=じっと立つ]が語源です。

sta sti stoなどの音には、「じっと立つ」という響きが込められている

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