Where does “individualness” come from?
individualness (English) comes from English individual, from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin indīviduum, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
individualness (English): Quality of being individual
Definitions
- Quality of being individual
Ancestry of “individualness”, step by step
individualness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English individual
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |