Etymology

universality

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Today it means: the property of being universal, common to all members of a class Full definition →

Middle English universalite ← Middle French universalité ← Late Latin universalitas
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromuniversalitas
  2. Middle French · derived fromuniversalité
  3. Middle English · inherited fromuniversalite
  4. English todayuniversality

From Middle English universalite, from Middle French universalité, from Old French, from Late Latin universalitas. By surface analysis, universal + -ity.

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