Idemity
/aɪˈdɛmɪti/noun
The quality or condition of being the same or identical.
Did you know?Idemity belongs to the philosophical vocabulary of identity and sameness, built from the same Latin root that gave English the tiny but powerful word “id.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*i-
“This, that, or the demonstrative pronoun root behind later forms meaning “it” or “the same””
Classical Latin
Latin
idem
“The same; identical; likewise”
Late Latin
Latin
idemitas
“Sameness or identity”
Medieval Latin
Latin
idemitas
“The condition of being the same, especially in philosophical discussion”
Middle French
French
idemité
“Identity or sameness”
17th Century
English
idemity
“Sameness; identity; the quality of remaining the same”
Modern English
English
idemity
“A rare philosophical term for sameness or identity”