Where does “overindividualistic” come from?
overindividualistic (English) comes from English individualistic, from English individual, from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin indīviduum, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
overindividualistic (English): Excessively individualistic
Definitions
- Excessively individualistic
Ancestry of “overindividualistic”, step by step
overindividualistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English individualistic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | individualistic | More interested in individual people than in... |
| 2 | English | individual | A person considered alone, rather than as... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | individualis | — |
| 4 | Latin | indīviduum | atom |
| 5 | Latin | indīviduus | not divided, indivisible |
| 6 | Latin | dīviduus | divisible |
| 7 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | 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- | — |