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Where does “individualis” come from?

individualis (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin indīviduum, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “individualis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “individualis”

  • individual
  • individually
  • individuality
  • individualistic
  • individualist
  • individualization
  • individualize
  • interindividual
  • intraindividual
  • individualise
  • individualistically
  • superindividual
  • nonindividual
  • deindividualization
  • unindividual
  • individualness
  • intraindividually
  • subindividual
  • deindividualize
  • individualizable
  • unindividualistic
  • individualizer
  • anarcho-individualist
  • individuell
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