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Where does “nonuniqueness” come from?

nonuniqueness (English) comes from English nonunique, 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.

nonuniqueness (English): The state or condition of being nonunique

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being nonunique

Ancestry of “nonuniqueness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonuniqueNot unique
2EnglishuniqueBeing the only one of its kind; unequaled,...
3Frenchuniqueunique; only
4Latinūnicus—
5Latinūnus—
6Old Latinoinosone
7Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →