Where does “particularity” come from?
Particularity comes from Middle French particularité, derived from Latin particularitas, meaning the quality of being particular or individual.
particularity (English): The condition of being particular; attention to...
Definitions
- The condition of being particular; attention to...
Ancestry of “particularity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | particularité | — |
| 2 | Latin | particularitas | — |
| 3 | Latin | particulāris | particular |
| 4 | Latin | particula | small part, particle |
| 5 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |