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Where does “instinto” come from?

instinto (Spanish) comes 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.

instinto (Spanish): instinct; gut, gut feeling

Definitions

  1. instinct; gut, gut feeling

Ancestry of “instinto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “instinto”

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