Where does “once” come from?

once (Chavacano) comes from Spanish once, from Old Spanish onze, from Latin undecim, from Latin oinodecem, from Proto-Indo-European óynom déḱm̥t.

once (Chavacano): eleven

Definitions

  1. eleven

Ancestry of “once”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishonceeleven; elevenses, snack
2Old Spanishonzeeleven
3Latinundecimeleven; 11
4Latinoinodecem
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynom déḱm̥t
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynom déḱm̥tEvery word from Latin oinodecemEvery word from Latin undecim