Where does “instint” come from?

instint (Catalan) comes from Latin īnstinctus, from Latin instinguo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

instint (Catalan): instinct

Definitions

  1. instinct

Ancestry of “instint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnstinctusinstigation
2Latininstinguoto incite, to instigate
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “instint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →