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Where does “undividual” come from?

undividual (English) comes from English dividual, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

undividual (English): indivisible; in Webster’s Revised Unabridged...

Definitions

  1. indivisible; in Webster’s Revised Unabridged...

Ancestry of “undividual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdividualSeparate, distinct; Divisible, divided; Shared,...
2Latindīviduus—
3Latindīvidō—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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