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Where does “instintivo” come from?

instintivo (Spanish) comes from Spanish instinto, from Latin īnstinctus, from Latin instinguo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

instintivo (Spanish): instinctive

Definitions

  1. instinctive

Ancestry of “instintivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishinstintoinstinct; gut, gut feeling
2Latinīnstinctus—
3Latininstinguoto incite, to instigate
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “instintivo”

  • instintivamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →