institution
/ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/in-stih-TOO-shuhn
/ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən/in-stih-TOO-shuhn
Meaningthe act of setting up
Common meaning: an organisation
Other meanings: a custom
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- stitutto stand, be upright or stillLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1762 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘in, into’ + ‘to stand, be upright or still’ → institution
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: Formed in English from institute + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INSTITUTE, p.296 · scan
Roots
- stō, stetī, statum Latin “to stand, be upright or still”
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