Etymology of the English word individualism
the English word
individualismderived from the English word
individualderived from the Old French word
individualderived from the Medieval Latin word
individualis (individual)
derived from the Latin word
individuus (indivisible, inseparable)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
viduus (widowed, deprived of; bereft)
derived from the Late Latin word
dividerederived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the Late Latin word
videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-using the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Usage
Word found in Modern English
