Where does “uniek” come from?

uniek (Dutch) comes from French unique, from Latin ūnicus, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

uniek (Dutch): unique

Definitions

  1. unique

Ancestry of “uniek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchuniqueunique; only
2Latinūnicusonly, sole, single
3Latinūnusone, single
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “uniek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Old Latin oinos
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