Where does “Instamom” come from?

Instamom (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.

Instamom (English): A mother who runs an Instagram account focused on her child or children or motherhood in general

Definitions

  1. A mother who runs an Instagram account focused on her child or children or motherhood in general

Ancestry of “Instamom”, step by step

Instamom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Instagram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishInstagramA photograph or video shared on this service; To...
2EnglishinstantA very short period of time; a moment; A single,...
3Middle Englishinstantinfinitely short period of time
4Old Frenchinstantassiduous, at hand
5Latinīnstānsstanding or pressing upon
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via English mom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmommother; An adult female owner of a pet; To care...
2Englishmommamother; A voluptuous woman; One's wife or...
3EnglishmamaMother, female parent
4Xhosaumamamom, mother
5Proto-Bantu*mààmá
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-