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Where does “insto” come from?

insto (Latin) comes from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

insto (Latin): I stand upon, set foot on; I assail, press upon,...

Definitions

  1. I stand upon, set foot on; I assail, press upon,...

Ancestry of “insto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīn-—
2Latinîn—
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “insto”

  • instance
  • instant
  • instantly
  • instantiation
  • instantiate
  • instancy
  • instanton
  • counterinstance
  • polyinstantiation
  • reinstantiate
  • coinstantiation
  • instantiator
  • instaunt
  • instantiatable
  • instanceth
  • noninstance
  • instantness
  • instantizer
  • instauntly
  • polyinstanton
  • instantize
  • coinstantiate
  • instantonic
  • instantia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →