Where does “institutist” come from?
institutist (English) comes from English institute, from French institut, from Latin institutum, from Latin institutus, from Latin instituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
institutist (English): A writer or compiler of, or a commentator on,...
Definitions
- A writer or compiler of, or a commentator on,...
Ancestry of “institutist”, step by step
institutist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English institute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | institute | An organization founded to promote a cause; An... |
| 2 | French | institut | institute |
| 3 | Latin | institutum | custom, principle; decree; intention, plan |
| 4 | Latin | institutus | instituted, built |
| 5 | Latin | instituo | I set up, establish, found, institute or arrange;... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |