Where does “individuality” come from?

Individuality comes from French -ité, Latin -itas (a suffix forming abstract nouns), Latin individuus (indivisible), and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ne (not).

individuality (English): The characteristics that contribute to the...

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Ancestry of “individuality”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	individual	A person considered alone, rather than as...
2	Medieval Latin	individualis	—
3	Latin	indīviduum	—
4	Latin	indīviduus	—
5	Latin	dīviduus	—
6	Latin	dīvidō	—
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

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