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Where does “nonunique” come from?

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

nonunique (English): Not unique

Definitions

  1. Not unique

Ancestry of “nonunique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniqueBeing the only one of its kind; unequaled,...
2Frenchuniqueunique; only
3Latinūnicus—
4Latinūnus—
5Old Latinoinosone
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “nonunique”

  • nonuniqueness
  • nonuniquely
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