Where does “個人主義” come from?
個人主義 (Japanese) comes from English individualism, from French individualisme, from French individuel, from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin indīviduum, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
個人主義 (Japanese): individualism
Definitions
- individualism
Ancestry of “個人主義”, step by step
個人主義 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English individualism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | individualism | The tendency for a person to act without... |
| 2 | French | individualisme | individualism |
| 3 | French | individuel | individual |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | individualis | — |
| 5 | Latin | indīviduum | atom |
| 6 | Latin | indīviduus | not divided, indivisible |
| 7 | Latin | dīviduus | divisible |
| 8 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Japanese 主義
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 主義 | a principle or set of principles; a doctrine; an... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
via Japanese 個人
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 個人 | individual |
| 2 | English | individual | A person considered alone, rather than as... |