
English word institute comes from Latin statuo, Latin ingratus (Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.)
statuo (Latin)
I decide, make up (my mind). I erect. I establish, determine, fix (the form or character of). I hold up, stop, end. I set up, station (in an upright position).
ingratus (Latin)
Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.
instituo (Latin)
I build. I make (something) a habit, practice, or custom. I set up, establish, found or institute.
institutus (Latin)
institutum (Latin)
Custom, principle. Decree. Habit. Institution. Intention.
institut (French)
Institute.
institute (English)
(legal, Scotland) The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.. (obsolete) That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.. (obsolete) The act of instituting; institution.. An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects. An organization founded to promote a cause. The building housing such an institution.