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English word instruction comes from Latin instruo

instruo (Latin)

(military) I draw up (in battle formation), array, set in order, form.. I arrange, organise or organize, plan; devise.. I build in or into, insert; erect, construct.. I prepare (for), provide (for), make ready, set up, furnish, provide, equip, fit out, procure.. I provide with information, teach, inform, instruct.

instructio (Latin)

(figuratively) An instruction, training.. A constructing, erecting, building, insertion.. An arranging, planting, setting in array; formation.

instruccion (Old French)

instruccioun (Middle English)

instruction (English)

(computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.. (countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.. (countable) An order or command.. (uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.. A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.

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