Where does “ident” come from?

ident (English) comes from English identify, from French identifier, from Medieval Latin identicus, from Latin idem, from Proto-Italic izdim.

ident (English): Diligent; persistent; Identification; A brief...

Definitions

  1. Diligent; persistent; Identification; A brief...

Ancestry of “ident”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidentifyTo establish the identity of someone or...
2Frenchidentifierto identify; to log in
3Medieval Latinidenticusthe same, identical
4Latinidemthe same
5Proto-Italicizdim
Every word from Proto-Italic izdim