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Where does “individuell” come from?

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

individuell (Norwegian Bokmål): individual

Definitions

  1. individual

Ancestry of “individuell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinindividualis—
2Latinindīviduum—
3Latinindīviduus—
4Latindīviduus—
5Latindīvidō—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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