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Where does “instal·lar” come from?

instal·lar (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin installare, from Latin stallum, from Frankish stall, from Proto-Germanic stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ-.

instal·lar (Catalan): to install

Definitions

  1. to install

Ancestry of “instal·lar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latininstallareto install, put in place, establish
2Latinstallummarket stall; stallage, dues paid for a market...
3Frankishstallstall, position, place; stable; stall, stable
4Proto-Germanicstallazstanding, position, stall, stable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstelǝ-—

Words derived from “instal·lar”

  • instal·lació
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ- →