Where does “Instagrammability” come from?
Instagrammability (English) comes from English Instagrammable, from English Instagram, from English instant, from Middle English instant, from Old French instant, from Latin īnstāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
Instagrammability (English): The state or quality of being Instagrammable
Definitions
- The state or quality of being Instagrammable
Ancestry of “Instagrammability”, step by step
Instagrammability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Instagrammable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Instagrammable | Visually attractive or interesting such that it lends itself to being photographed and posted on social media (specifically on Instagram); photogenic |
| 2 | English | A photograph or video shared on this service; To... | |
| 3 | English | instant | A very short period of time; a moment; A single,... |
| 4 | Middle English | instant | infinitely short period of time |
| 5 | Old French | instant | assiduous, at hand |
| 6 | Latin | īnstāns | standing or pressing upon |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |