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
- indivisible; in Webster’s Revised Unabridged...
Ancestry of “undividual”, step by step
undividual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dividual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dividual | Separate, distinct; Divisible, divided; Shared,... |
| 2 | Latin | dīviduus | divisible |
| 3 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |