Where does “individuo” come from?
individuo (Esperanto) comes from Italian individuo, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
individuo (Esperanto): individual
Ancestry of “individuo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | individuo | individual; man, person, fellow, guy, bloke,... |
| 2 | Latin | indīviduus | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīviduus | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīvidō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |