English
constituent
Constituent comes from Latin cōnstituēns ‘setting up, establishing’, from status ‘position’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws ‘to stand (up)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*status‘position, place’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatus‘position’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatuō‘to set, place, establish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstituō‘to establish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstituēns‘setting up, establishing’present participle of cōnstituō
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1677constituent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*status‘position, place’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatus‘position’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatuō‘to set, place, establish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstituō‘to establish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstituēns‘setting up, establishing’present participle of cōnstituō
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1677constituent
Earliest quotation: a. 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind: “whose first composure and origination requires a higher and…”
Linked words
through Latin status ‘position’
state, status, stade, estado, statuette, 6 more
through Latin statuō ‘to set, place, establish’
institute, substitute, institution, statue, statute, prostitution, prostitute, substitution, restitution, destitute, destitution, 7 more
Today it means
adj Being a part or component of a whole.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws / constituent