Where does “installment” come from?
Installment comes from Middle English installen, from Old French -ment and Latin -mentum suffixes added to Latin in- and in meaning "in," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and steh₂-.
installment (English): One of a series of parts, whether equal or...
Definitions
- One of a series of parts, whether equal or...
Ancestry of “installment”, step by step
installment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English estallment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | estallment | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | estaler | fix payments |
| 3 | Old French | estal | position, place, site; stall, stable |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stal | standing; market stall; stable |
| 5 | Old Dutch | stāl | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | stahal | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English install
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | install | To connect, set up or prepare something for use;... |
| 2 | French | installer | to install; to place; to settle |
| 3 | German | installieren | to install |
| 4 | Italian | installare | to install, to put in, to set up; to install, to... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | installo | to install, put in place, establish; install, put... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |