Etymograph

English

identic

Identic comes from French identique ‘identical’, from Medieval Latin identicus ‘the same’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *izdim.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*izdim1reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEidem2‘the same’
  3. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500identicus2‘the same’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentidentique2‘identical’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1887identic2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin idem
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English identic
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1887, J. F. Maurice, The Campaign of 1882 in Egypt: “The English and French Governments had, on the 6th…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*izdimWiktionary, Latin idemreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEidemWiktionary, English identic‘the same’
  3. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500identicusWiktionary, English identic‘the same’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentidentiqueWiktionary, English identic‘identical’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1887identicWiktionary, English identic. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1887, J. F. Maurice, The Campaign of 1882 in Egypt: “The English and French Governments had, on the 6th…”

Linked words

through Latin idem ‘the same’

id, idem

Today it means

adj Identical.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “identic”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin idem. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *izdim / identic

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