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Where does “institutively” come from?

institutively (English) comes from English institutive, from English institute, from French institut, from Latin institutum, from Latin institutus, from Latin instituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus.

institutively (English): In a way that conforms to an institution

Definitions

  1. In a way that conforms to an institution

Ancestry of “institutively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinstitutiveTending or intended to institute; having the...
2EnglishinstituteAn organization founded to promote a cause; An...
3Frenchinstitutinstitute
4Latininstitutumcustom, principle; decree; intention, plan
5Latininstitutusinstituted, built
6LatininstituoI set up, establish, found, institute or arrange;...
7LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
8Latinstātus—
9Latinstō—
10Proto-Italicstaēōstand
11Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
12Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →