Where does “install” come from?
Install comes from Middle English installen, from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin installare, combining Latin in- (in) and steh₂- (to place or stand), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to set in position.
install (English): To connect, set up or prepare something for use;...
Definitions
- To connect, set up or prepare something for use;...
Ancestry of “install”, step by step
install traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French installer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | installer | to install; to place; to settle |
| 2 | German | installieren | to install |
| 3 | Italian | installare | to install, to put in, to set up; to install, to... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | installo | to install, put in place, establish; install, put... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |