Where does “institutionalize” come from?
Institutionalize derives from English institution, which comes from Latin institutio meaning "instruction" or "establishment," formed from Latin in and Latin sto meaning "to stand."
institutionalize (English): to establish as a normal practice; to commit a...
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- to establish as a normal practice; to commit a...
Ancestry of “institutionalize”, 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 |