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Where does “unidiosyncratic” come from?

unidiosyncratic (English) comes from English idiosyncratic, from English idiosyncrasy, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

unidiosyncratic (English): Not idiosyncratic

Definitions

  1. Not idiosyncratic

Ancestry of “unidiosyncratic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidiosyncraticPeculiar to a specific individual; eccentric
2EnglishidiosyncrasyA behavior or way of thinking that is...
3Ancient Greekἰδιοσυγκρασίαpeculiar temperament or habit, idiosyncrasy
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “unidiosyncratic”

  • unidiosyncratically
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