Etymology of the Latin word instinctus
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-Derivations in other languages
English
instinct, French
instinct, Italian
istinto, Portuguese
instinto, Spanish
instintoCognates
Dutch
instinct, English
instinct, English
instinst, French
instinct, German
Instinkt, Lithuanian
instinktas, Norwegian
instinkt, Russian
инстинкт, Swedish
instinkt
