Etymology

reinstate

R1E1I1N1S1T1A1T1E1

Today it means: To restore to a former position or rank. Full definition →

English instate ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  7. Proto-Italic*en
  8. Proto-Italic*en-
  9. Latinin-
  10. Middle Englishin-
  11. Englishin-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  14. Proto-Italic*status
  15. Latinstatu
  16. Old Frenchestat
  17. Middle Englishstat
  18. Englishstate
  19. Englishinstate
  20. English todayreinstate

From re- + instate.

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