insto etymology

Latin word insto comes from Latin ingratus (Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.), Latin sto

Detailed word origin of insto

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ingratus Latin (lat) Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.
sto Latin (lat) (Medieval Latin) I [currently] am (feel). (Medieval Latin) I am [located at]. I stand. I stay, remain.
insto Latin (lat) (ambitransitive) I stand upon, set foot on.. (ambitransitive, with accusative or dative) I assail, press upon, harass.. (intransitive) I am pressing, draw nigh, approach, threaten.. (intransitive, with dative) I urge, pursue, insist.. (transitive) I urge (forward), ply.

Words with the same origin as insto

Descendants of sto
constat constitutum institutus praestare restituere stare statim status