Where does “identifier” come from?

identifier (French) comes from Medieval Latin identicus, from Latin idem, from Proto-Italic izdim.

identifier (French): to identify; to log in

Definitions

  1. to identify; to log in

Ancestry of “identifier”, step by step

identifier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin identicus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinidenticusthe same, identical
2Latinidemthe same
3Proto-Italicizdim—

via Latin identificare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinidentificare—

via Medieval Latin identifico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinidentifico—

Words derived from “identifier”

Every word from Proto-Italic izdim →