Where does “noninstinctual” come from?
noninstinctual (English) comes from English instinctual, from English instinct, from Latin īnstinctus, from Latin instinguo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
noninstinctual (English): Not instinctual
Definitions
- Not instinctual
Ancestry of “noninstinctual”, step by step
noninstinctual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English instinctual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | instinctual | Of, relating to, or derived from instinct |
| 2 | English | instinct | A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour; An... |
| 3 | Latin | īnstinctus | instigation |
| 4 | Latin | instinguo | to incite, to instigate |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |