Where does “idem” come from?

Idem comes from Latin idem, from Proto-Italic izdim, with the original sense obscured in the historical record.

idem (English): The same

Definitions

  1. The same

Ancestry of “idem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishidem
2Latinidemthe same
3Proto-Italicizdim

Words derived from “idem

Every word from Proto-Italic izdim