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