Where does “insti” come from?
insti (Spanish) comes from German institutionell, from German Institution, from Latin institutio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
insti (Spanish): school
Definitions
- school
Ancestry of “insti”, step by step
insti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German institutionell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | institutionell | institutional |
| 2 | German | Institution | institution |
| 3 | Latin | institutio | disposition, arrangement; custom, manner;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Spanish instituto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | instituto | institute; secondary school, senior school |
| 2 | Latin | institutum | custom, principle; decree; intention, plan |
| 3 | Latin | institutus | instituted, built |
| 4 | Latin | instituo | I set up, establish, found, institute or arrange;... |
| 5 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |