Where does “instill” come from?
Instill comes from Latin instillo, formed from the prefix in- and the verb stillo, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning "in."
instill (English): To cause a quality to become part of someone's...
Definitions
- To cause a quality to become part of someone's...
Ancestry of “instill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | instillo | I drop in; I instil, inspire |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 3 | Latin | în | — |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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