Etymology

institutional

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English institution
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The story

  1. Englishinstitution
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todayinstitutional

From institution + -al.

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