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Where does “installer” come from?

installer (French) comes from German installieren, from Italian installare, from Medieval Latin installo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

installer (French): to install; to place; to settle

Definitions

  1. to install; to place; to settle

Ancestry of “installer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninstallierento install
2Italianinstallareto install, to put in, to set up; to install, to...
3Medieval Latininstalloto install, put in place, establish; install, put...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “installer”

  • réinstallation
  • installation
  • instalação
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →