Etymology of the English word instigate
the English word
instigatederived from the Latin word
instigatioderived from the Latin word
instigatumderived from the Latin word
instigare (urge on; incite, rouse)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*steig-derived from the Latin word
stigareDate
The earliest known usage of instigate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
instigated,
instigatingCognates
Latin
instigareUsage
Word found in Modern English
