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Where does “universality” come from?

Universality comes from Middle English universalite, from Middle French universalité, from Late Latin universalitas.

universality (English): the property of being universal, common to all...

Definitions

  1. the property of being universal, common to all...

Ancestry of “universality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishuniversalitethe features common to everything in a class,...
2Middle Frenchuniversalité—
3Latinuniversalitas—

Words derived from “universality”

  • nonuniversality
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