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Where does “институ́т” come from?

институ́т (Russian) comes from French institut, from Latin institutum, from Latin institutus, from Latin instituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.

Ancestry of “институ́т”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinstitutinstitute
2Latininstitutumcustom, principle; decree; intention, plan
3Latininstitutusinstituted, built
4LatininstituoI set up, establish, found, institute or arrange;...
5LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
6Latinstātus—
7Latinstō—
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “институ́т”

  • институтский
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →