Where does “institution” come from?
Institution comes from Old French institution, from Latin institutio (a founding or establishment), derived from Latin in- (in) and stō (to stand), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- (to stand).
institution (English): A custom or practice of a society or community;...
Definitions
- A custom or practice of a society or community;...
Ancestry of “institution”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | institution | — |
| 2 | Latin | institutio | disposition, arrangement; custom, manner;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “institution”
- institutional
- institutionalization
- institutionally
- institutionalism
- institutionalize
- institutionalist
- deinstitutionalization
- noninstitutional
- interinstitutional
- reinstitution
- institutionality
- deinstitutionalize
- extrainstitutional
- intrainstitutional
- institutionwide
- reinstitutionalization
- reinstitutionalize
- postinstitutional
- institutionary
- institutionalizable
- antiinstitutionalist
- superinstitution
- institutions
- counterinstitution