Etymology of the English word instrument
the English word
instrumentderived from the Old French word
instrumentderived from the Latin word
instrumentum (tool, tools; equipment)
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 instrument in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
instrumented,
instrumentationCognates
Dutch
instrument, French
instrument, German
Instrument, Italian
strumento, Latin
instrumentum, Lithuanian
instrumentas, Norwegian
instrument, Polish
instrument, Provençal
instrument, Russian
инстpyмент, Swedish
instrumentUsage
Word found in Modern English
