Where does “individualistic” come from?
Individualistic comes from English individualist, derived from English individual, which combines Latin in- and dis- with Latin -ista and Proto-Indo-European -kos, originally meaning "not divided."
individualistic (English): More interested in individual people than in...
Definitions
- More interested in individual people than in...
Ancestry of “individualistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | individual | A person considered alone, rather than as... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | individualis | — |
| 3 | Latin | indīviduum | atom |
| 4 | Latin | indīviduus | not divided, indivisible |
| 5 | Latin | dīviduus | divisible |
| 6 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |