install

English

/ɪnˈstɔːl/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use.
  • (transitive) To admit formally into an office, rank or position.
  • (transitive) To establish or settle in.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English installen derived from Old French installer derived from Latin installō (establish, I install, put in place) derived from Frankish *stall (stall, place, position, stable) derived from Proto-Germanic *stallaz (position, place, stall, standing, stable) derived from Proto-Indo-European *stelǝ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*stelǝ-

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