Where does “individual” come from?
Individual derives from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuum meaning indivisible, from Latin individuus composed of Latin in- and Latin dis- negating Latin dividuus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én expressing negation and unity.
individual (English): A person considered alone, rather than as...
Definitions
- A person considered alone, rather than as...
Ancestry of “individual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | individualis | — |
| 2 | Latin | indīviduum | atom |
| 3 | Latin | indīviduus | not divided, indivisible |
| 4 | Latin | dīviduus | divisible |
| 5 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “individual”
- individually
- individuality
- individualistic
- individualist
- individualization
- individualize
- interindividual
- intraindividual
- individualise
- individualistically
- superindividual
- nonindividual
- deindividualization
- unindividual
- individualness
- subindividual
- intraindividually
- deindividualize
- individualizable
- unindividualistic
- individualizer
- induhvidual
- 個人
- bioindividuality