Where does “instruct” come from?
Instruct comes from Latin instructus, past participle of instruo, which derives from Proto-Italic enstrowō.
instruct (English): To teach by giving instructions; To tell what...
Definitions
- To teach by giving instructions; To tell what...
Ancestry of “instruct”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | īnstrūctus | equipped, prepared |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | enstroutos | — |