Where does “individual” come from?

individual (Romanian) comes from French individuel, from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin indīviduum, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

individual (Romanian): individual

Definitions

individual

Ancestry of “individual”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	individuel	individual
2	Medieval Latin	individualis	—
3	Latin	indīviduum	atom
4	Latin	indīviduus	not divided, indivisible
5	Latin	dīviduus	divisible
6	Latin	dīvidō	to divide, separate
7	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8	Latin	calceus	shoe
9	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
10	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “individual”

supraindividual

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →