Where does “overindividualism” come from?
overindividualism (English) comes from English individualism, from French individualisme, from French individuel, from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin indīviduum, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
overindividualism (English): Excessive individualism
Definitions
- Excessive individualism
Ancestry of “overindividualism”, step by step
overindividualism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English individualism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | individualism | The tendency for a person to act without... |
| 2 | French | individualisme | individualism |
| 3 | French | individuel | individual |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | individualis | — |
| 5 | Latin | indīviduum | atom |
| 6 | Latin | indīviduus | not divided, indivisible |
| 7 | Latin | dīviduus | divisible |
| 8 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |