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==Etymology==
− It is the pronoun [[is]] with an enclitic particle ⟨-em⟩: the neuter ⟨id-em⟩ was misdivided as ⟨i-dem⟩, and ⟨-dem⟩ was then added to the other forms (“eadem”, “eundem”).^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) Old Latin ⟨*isdem⟩ gave the masculine “īdem” (inscriptions also have “eidem”, “eisdem” and “eisdim”).^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012) The TLL leaves open whether “īdem” comes from ⟨*is-dem⟩ or was formed from ⟨-dem⟩ after the misdivision.^(TLL)
+ It is the pronoun [[is]] with an enclitic particle ⟨-em⟩: the neuter ⟨id-em⟩ was misdivided as ⟨i-dem⟩, and ⟨-dem⟩ was then added to the other forms (⟨eadem⟩, ⟨eundem⟩).^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) Old Latin ⟨*isdem⟩ gave the masculine ⟨īdem⟩ (inscriptions also have ⟨eidem⟩, ⟨eisdem⟩ and ⟨eisdim⟩).^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012) The TLL leaves open whether ⟨īdem⟩ comes from ⟨*is-dem⟩ or was formed from ⟨-dem⟩ after the misdivision.^(TLL)
Compare [[osc|ísídum|t=the same]] and [[sa|इदम्|tr=idám|t=this]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)