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Where does “individualiste” come from?

individualiste (French) comes from French individuel, from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin indīviduum, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “individualiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchindividuelindividual
2Medieval Latinindividualis—
3Latinindīviduum—
4Latinindīviduus—
5Latindīviduus—
6Latindīvidō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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