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Where does “individualista” come from?

individualista (Spanish) comes from Spanish individual, 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.

individualista (Spanish): individualistic; individualist

Definitions

  1. individualistic; individualist

Ancestry of “individualista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishindividualindividual; case-by-case; one-on-one
2Medieval Latinindividualis—
3Latinindīviduum—
4Latinindīviduus—
5Latindīviduus—
6Latindīvidō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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