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Where does “unindividualistic” come from?

unindividualistic (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.

unindividualistic (English): Not individualistic

Definitions

  1. Not individualistic

Ancestry of “unindividualistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindividualisticMore interested in individual people than in...
2EnglishindividualA person considered alone, rather than as...
3Medieval Latinindividualis—
4Latinindīviduum—
5Latinindīviduus—
6Latindīviduus—
7Latindīvidō—
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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