'install' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'installare,' where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'stallum' meant 'place or position.'

'installare' transformed into the Old French word 'installer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'install' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to place into a position,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to set up for use.'