ubiquitous

Where does the word "ubiquitous" come from? It comes from Latin ubique, and was adopted directly into English (1830s).

Ubiquitous’s story begins in Latin: ubique meant “everywhere.” Everywhere, in every place. It reached English by 1830s as ubiquitous. Settled as the English word for something present everywhere at once. Today, ubiquitous means appearing or existing everywhere at the same time.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient ubique "everywhere", everywhere, in every place.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1830s ubiquitous "present or found everywhere", settled as the English word for something present everywhere at once.