Where does “item” come from?

item (French) comes from English item, from Middle English item, from Latin item — just like.

item (French): same; in the same way

Definitions

  1. same; in the same way

Ancestry of “item”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitemA distinct physical object; An object that can be...
2Middle Englishitemalso, and this; the same; identical
3Latinitemjust like
Every word from Latin item →Every word from Middle English item →Every word from English item →