Latin origin of word Identity

[Saarah]

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identity (n.)

c. 1600, "sameness, oneness, state of being the same," from Middle French identité (14c.), from Medieval Latin identitatem (nominative identitas) "sameness," ultimately from Latin idem (neuter) "the same" (see idem). 

Origin of identity

1560–70; < Late Latin identitās, equivalent to Latin ident(idem ) repeatedly, again and again, earlier *idem et idem ( idemneuter of īdem the same + et and) + -itās -ity

I thought these definitions of identity were interesting, in our everyday processes of seeking identity, we want to maintain a stability or sameness. Since we are trying to find the sameness and stability in the things that always change, we'll never maintain an identity.

All the struggles in our life are about this inability to maintain the sameness (identity) through the changing.

We need to notice what is the same again and again!

[Truth Addict]

Nice observation! Thank you.