Etymology of the English word constitute
the English word
constitutederived from the Latin word
constitutus (constituted, disposed, endowed with a nature; meeting)
derived from the Latin word
constituere (decide, resolve; decree; establish, create, institute; set up, in position, erect)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
statuere (set up, establish, set)
derived from the Latin word
status (appointed; position, situation, condition)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-Date
The earliest known usage of constitute in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
constitutive,
reconstitute,
constituted,
constitutingUsage
Word found in Modern English
