Where does “Instagrammer” come from?
Instagrammer (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.
Instagrammer (English): A user of the photo-sharing and social networking...
Definitions
- A user of the photo-sharing and social networking...
Ancestry of “Instagrammer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Instagram | 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | stō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |