English
instauration
Instauration comes from Latin instauratio ‘the act of renewing’, from īnstaurō ‘to repeat, start, or perform anew or afresh’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂u-ro-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staurosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*staurōreconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnstaurō‘to repeat, start, or perform anew or afresh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinstauratio‘the act of renewing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1684-1690instauration
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂u-ro-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staurosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*staurōreconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnstaurō‘to repeat, start, or perform anew or afresh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinstauratio‘the act of renewing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1684-1690instauration
Earliest quotation: 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet: “some great catastrophe or […] instauration”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
system, state, post, rest, stay, stand, distance, assistant, stood, assistance, stadium, assist, contest, establishment, establish, stable, stem, consistent, stability, resist, substance, constitution, distant, testimony, persistent, destiny, insist, stud, destination, consist, static, persist, stool, prostitute, prostitution, stale, extant, stead, subsistence, distal, 158 more
through Latin *staurō
restaurant, restaurateur, 1 more
through Latin īnstaurō ‘to repeat, start, or perform anew or afresh’
Today it means
noun A restoration after decay or dilapidation; a renewal; a repair.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / instauration