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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 個人 | individual |
| 2 | English | individual | A person considered alone, rather than as... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | individualis | — |
| 4 | Latin | indīviduum | atom |
| 5 | Latin | indīviduus | not divided, indivisible |
| 6 | Latin | dīviduus | divisible |
| 7 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Japanese 番号
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 番号 | number |