Etymology of the English word instruct
the English word
instructderived from the Latin word
instructus (equipment, apparatus; equipped, fitted out, prepared)
derived from the Latin word
instruere (construct, build; prepare)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
struere (build, construct)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-Date
The earliest known usage of instruct in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
instructive,
uninstructed,
instructed,
instructingCognates
Dutch
instrueren, French
instruire, German
instruieren, Italian
instruire, Latin
instruere, Norwegian
instruere, Provençal
estruyre, Spanish
instruir, Swedish
instrueraUsage
Word found in Modern English
