Where does “institut” come from?
institut (French) comes from Latin institutum, from Latin institutus, from Latin instituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
institut (French): institute
Definitions
- institute
Ancestry of “institut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | institutum | custom, principle; decree; intention, plan |
| 2 | Latin | institutus | instituted, built |
| 3 | Latin | instituo | I set up, establish, found, institute or arrange;... |
| 4 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |