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Where does “οὐγγία” come from?

οὐγγία (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis — to turn.

Ancestry of “οὐγγία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinunciaThe twelfth part of something; twelfth; The...
2Old Frenchloncelynx
3Italianlonzaloin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to...
4Vulgar Latinluncea—
5LatinlynxA lynx
6Ancient Greekλύγξlynx; hiccup
7LatincanadensisCanadian
8Latin-ensisOf or from
9Latinarvumfield; farm land
10Latincolō—
11Latinquelō—
12Proto-Italickʷelō—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →