Where does “instantiate” come from?

Instantiate derives from English -ate (verb suffix) added to instant, from Latin instans (present participle of instare, meaning to stand upon or press upon), from Latin in (in, on) and Latin steh₂- (to stand), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én (being).

instantiate (English): To represent by a concrete instance; To create...

Definitions

  1. To represent by a concrete instance; To create...

Ancestry of “instantiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinstanceUrgency of manner or words; an urgent request;...
2Middle Frenchinstance—
3Latininstāntiaa being near, presence
4Latinīnstānsstanding or pressing upon
5Latinstōto stand
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “instantiate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →