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Where does “instiller” come from?

instiller (English) comes from English instill, from Latin instillo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

instiller (English): One who instills

Definitions

  1. One who instills

Ancestry of “instiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinstillTo cause a quality to become part of someone's...
2LatininstilloI drop in; I instil, inspire
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →