Where does “items” come from?

items (English) comes from English item, from Middle English item, from Latin item — just like.

items (English): plural of item; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of item; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “items”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitemA distinct physical object; An object that can be...
2Middle Englishitemalso, and this; the same; identical
3Latinitemjust like
Every word from Latin item →