Etymology of the English word instinctive
the English word
instinctivederived from the English word
instinctderived from the Latin word
instinctus (inspiration; instigation; roused, fired; infuriated)
derived from the Latin word
instinguerederived from the Latin word
stinguere (extinguish, put out; annihilate)
derived from the Greek word
stizeinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*steig-using the English suffix
-ivederived from the French suffix
-ivederived from the Latin suffix
-ivusUsage
Word found in Modern English
