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
| 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 |
Words derived from “installment”