Where does “ένστικτο” come from?

ένστικτο (Greek) comes from French instinct, from Latin īnstinctus, from Latin instinguo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ένστικτο (Greek): instinct

Definitions

  1. instinct

Ancestry of “ένστικτο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinstinctinstinct; gut feeling
2Latinīnstinctusinstigation
3Latininstinguoto incite, to instigate
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en