Where does “instillment” come from?
instillment (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.
instillment (English): The act of instilling, or that which is instilled
Definitions
- The act of instilling, or that which is instilled
Ancestry of “instillment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | instill | To cause a quality to become part of someone's... |
| 2 | Latin | instillo | I drop in; I instil, inspire |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |