Where does “identique” come from?
identique (French) comes from Latin identicus, from Late Latin identitas, from Latin idem, from Proto-Italic izdim.
identique (French): identical
Definitions
- identical
Ancestry of “identique”, step by step
identique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin identicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | identicus | the same, identical |
| 2 | Late Latin | identitas | sameness |
| 3 | Latin | idem | the same |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | izdim | — |
via Medieval Latin identicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | identicus | the same, identical |