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
- 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
| 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- | — |