Where does “instinctmatig” come from?
instinctmatig (Dutch) comes from Dutch instinct, from French instinct, from Latin īnstinctus, from Latin instinguo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
Ancestry of “instinctmatig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | instinct | instinct innate response, impulse or behaviour |
| 2 | French | instinct | instinct; gut feeling |
| 3 | Latin | īnstinctus | instigation |
| 4 | Latin | instinguo | to incite, to instigate |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |