Etymology of the English word institute
the English word
institutederived from the Latin word
institutusderived from the Latin word
instituere (set up, establish, found)
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-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of institute in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
institutive,
instituted,
institutingCognates
Dutch
instituut, French
institut, French
institute, German
Institut, Italian
istituto, Latin
institutum, Lithuanian
institutas, Norwegian
institutt, Polish
instytut, Russian
инститyт, Spanish
instituto, Swedish
institutUsage
Word found in Modern English
