Where does “個人番号” come from?

個人番号 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 個人, from English individual, from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin indīviduum, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

個人番号 (Japanese): individual number, personal identification number, social security number

Definitions

  1. individual number, personal identification number, social security number

Ancestry of “個人番号”, step by step

個人番号 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 個人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese個人individual
2EnglishindividualA person considered alone, rather than as...
3Medieval Latinindividualis
4Latinindīviduumatom
5Latinindīviduusnot divided, indivisible
6Latindīviduusdivisible
7Latindīvidōto divide, separate
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Japanese 番号

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese番号number
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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