Etymology

institute

in·sti·tute
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French institut ← Latin īnstitūtum
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institute · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromīnstitūtum
  2. French · derived frominstitut
  3. English todayinstitute

From French institut, from Middle French, from Latin īnstitūtum.

institute · verb, adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromīnstitūtus
  2. English todayinstitute

From Middle English, from Latin īnstitūtus, past participle of īnstituō (“to set up, place upon, purpose, begin, institute”), from in (“in, on”) + statuō (“set up, establish”).

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