Etymology of the English word identity
the English word
identityderived from the Latin word
identitas (identity?; IDENTITAT)
derived from the Latin word
idemderived from the New Latin word
idderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*i-Date
The earliest known usage of identity in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
identiteit, French
identité, German
Identität, Norwegian
identitet, Swedish
identitetUsage
Word found in Modern English
