Where does “uni-” come from?

uni- (English) comes from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

uni- (English): API; one, single

Definitions

  1. API; one, single

Ancestry of “uni-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūni-one; uni
2Latinūnusone, single
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “uni-”

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