Etymograph

English

idem

Idem comes from Latin idem ‘the same’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *izdim.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*izdimreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEidem‘the same’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*izdimreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEidem‘the same’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin idem ‘the same’

id, 1 more

Today it means

pron The same.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *izdim / idem

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