institute
/ˈɪnstəˌtuːt/IN-stuh-toot
/ˈɪnstəˌtut/IN-stuh-toot
Meaningset up in
Common meaning: an organisation set up for a purpose
Other meanings: to set up
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- stituteto stand, be upright or stillLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1762 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘to stand, be upright or still’ → institute
Journey through time
- Latininstituere‘to set up’source
- Englishinstitute‘an organisation set up for a purpose’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin stō ‘to stand, be upright or still’.
Roots
- stō, stetī, statum Latin “to stand, be upright or still”
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