English word origin

Etymology of id

From New Latin id (“it”), chosen by Freud’s translator as a translation of his use of German Es (“it”) as a noun for this concept from the pronoun es (“it”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.

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From New Latin id (“it”), chosen by Freud’s translator as a translation of his use of German Es (“it”) as a noun for this concept from the pronoun es (“it”).

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Derivation mentionEsde · it

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Alternative spelling of ide (the fish)

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From Swedish id.

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Derivation mentionidsv

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Source etymology 3

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noun

Identifier.

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Abbreviation of identifier.

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Source etymology 4

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pron

Alternative form of id..

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Abbreviation of idem, from Latin idem (“same”).

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Derivation mentionidemla

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