Etymology

idem

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Today it means: The same. Full definition →

Middle English idem ← Latin idem
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromidem“the same”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromidem
  3. English todayidem

From Middle English idem, borrowed from Latin idem (“the same”).

Words from the same roots

Latinidem all →

idi.q.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.