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
- to install; to place; to settle
Ancestry of “installer”, step by step
installer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German installieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | installieren | to install |
| 2 | Italian | installare | to install, to put in, to set up; to install, to... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | installo | to install, put in place, establish; install, put... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Middle French installer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | installer | — |