Where does “instigate” come from?

instigate (Latin) comes from Latin instigo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

instigate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “instigate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininstigoI stimulate, set on, incite, rouse or urge
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin instigo →