Etymology of the French word instinct
the French 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-Date
The earliest known usage of instinct in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
instinctifDerivations in other languages
Romanian
instinctCognates
Dutch
instinct, English
instinct, English
instinst, German
Instinkt, Latin
instinctus, Lithuanian
instinktas, Norwegian
instinkt, Russian
инстинкт, Swedish
instinkt
