Where does “une” come from?

une (Canadian French) comes from Latin una, from Latin unus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

une (Canadian French): feminine singular of un; a / an; front page

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of un; a / an; front page

Ancestry of “une”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinunanominative/vocative feminine singular of ūnus;...
2Latinunusone, single; alone; one; 1
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “une”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →