install English · revision 7361

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1422|origins=la-med installo}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪnˈstɔːl/ ''(UK)''; /ɪnˈstɔl/, /ɪnˈstɑl/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|installer]] or directly [[bor|la-med|installo|alt=installāre]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|in|t=in]] and Medieval Latin stallum, stall, place, from a Germanic source such as Old High German stal, place (see [[stall]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To place in an ecclesiastical office by seating in an official stall: about 1422 in Barnhart, the early 15th century in Etymonline.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The Century Dictionary, quoted by Etymonline, describes the installation of a canon as inducting him into his stall in the choir and his place in the chapter.^(Etymonline) To place in any office of dignity is from 1647.^(OED 1989) To place an apparatus or system, such as lighting or heating, in position for use is from 1867, after French, the mid-19th century in NODE.^(OED 1989)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) To put software on a computer is a later sense.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1422 – to place in office.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1647 – to place in any position.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1867 – to set up an apparatus.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To place or fix equipment in position ready for use.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To put a computer program onto a computer so that it can be used.^(Collins 2023)

+ # To place someone formally in a new office or position.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To settle in a place or position.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[installer]]

+ * [[preinstall]]

+ * [[reinstall]]

+ * [[uninstalled]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[installation]]

+ * [[installment]]

+ * [[instalment]]

+ * [[stall]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}