instinto

/insˈtinto/ · B1 · noun · m

instinct

🐾 instinto = English instinct + o; from Latin instinctus, an inner prompting

Latin instinguere meant to urge or goad on. An instinto is the inner push that moves you before thought does. Spanish adds -o, so the stress lands on -TIN-: ins-TIN-to.

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