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Where does “institutum” come from?

institutum (Latin) comes from Latin institutus, from Latin instituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

institutum (Latin): custom, principle; decree; intention, plan

Definitions

  1. custom, principle; decree; intention, plan

Ancestry of “institutum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininstitutusinstituted, built
2LatininstituoI set up, establish, found, institute or arrange;...
3LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
4Latinstātus—
5Latinstō—
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “institutum”

  • institute
  • reinstitute
  • institutive
  • instituter
  • 'tute
  • institutest
  • institutist
  • institutively
  • instituteth
  • instituto
  • instituto
  • insti
  • institut
  • Kreditinstitut
  • Bundesinstitut
  • Institut
  • instituto
  • institut
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