Where does “institute” come from?
Institute comes from French institut, derived from Latin instituo (to set up or establish), formed from the prefix in- and the root stō (to stand), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.
institute (English): An organization founded to promote a cause; An...
Definitions
- An organization founded to promote a cause; An...
Ancestry of “institute”, step by step
institute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French institut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | institut | institute |
| 2 | Latin | institutum | custom, principle; decree; intention, plan |
| 3 | Latin | institutus | instituted, built |
| 4 | Latin | instituo | I set up, establish, found, institute or arrange;... |
| 5 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Latin īnstitūtus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | īnstitūtus | instituted, built |
| 2 | Latin | īnstituō | to set up, establish, found, institute or arrange |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |