insto.
to stand upon, set foot on
Meaning & usage
to stand upon, set foot on
to be nearby, close to, be imminent
to assail, press upon, harass
to urge, pursue, insist, to be intent upon
to urge (forward), ply
to be pressing, draw nigh, approach, threaten
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *énu Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin insto From in- (“after”) + stō (“to stand”). The meaning developed from “stand behind” to “pursue, be imminent” to “press, urge”.
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