Etymology

ipsissimosity

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German Ipsissimosität ← Latin ipsissima
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  1. Latin · derived fromipsissima“very own”
  2. German · borrowed fromIpsissimosität
  3. English todayipsissimosity

From German Ipsissimosität, coined in 1886 by Friedrich Nietzsche from the Latin ipsissima (“very own”).

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