Where does “インストール” come from?
インストール (Japanese) comes from English install, from French installer, from German installieren, from Italian installare, from Medieval Latin installo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
インストール (Japanese): installation; to install
Ancestry of “インストール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | install | To connect, set up or prepare something for use;... |
| 2 | French | installer | to install; to place; to settle |
| 3 | German | installieren | to install |
| 4 | Italian | installare | to install, to put in, to set up; to install, to... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | installo | to install, put in place, establish; install, put... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | în | — |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |