Where does “instigo” come from?

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

instigo (Latin): I stimulate, set on, incite, rouse or urge

Definitions

  1. I stimulate, set on, incite, rouse or urge

Ancestry of “instigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “instigo”

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