Where does “Instagram-able” come from?
Instagram-able (English) comes from English Instagram, from English instant, from Middle English instant, from Old French instant, from Latin īnstāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
Ancestry of “Instagram-able”, step by step
Instagram-able traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Instagram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A photograph or video shared on this service; To... | |
| 2 | English | instant | A very short period of time; a moment; A single,... |
| 3 | Middle English | instant | infinitely short period of time |
| 4 | Old French | instant | assiduous, at hand |
| 5 | Latin | īnstāns | standing or pressing upon |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |