Where does “institutionalist” come from?
Institutionalist comes from English institution, from Latin institutio (a setting up or establishment), from Latin in and sto (to stand).
institutionalist (English): Of, pertaining to, or following institutionalism;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or following institutionalism;...
Ancestry of “institutionalist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | institutional | Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or... |
| 2 | English | institution | A custom or practice of a society or community;... |
| 3 | Old French | institution | — |
| 4 | Latin | institutio | disposition, arrangement; custom, manner;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |