Where does “unary” come from?

Unary comes from English -ary, from Latin -arius, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Indo-European óynos.

unary (English): Consisting of or involving a single element or...

Definitions

  1. Consisting of or involving a single element or...

Ancestry of “unary”, step by step

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

Words derived from “unary”

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