Where does “unionize” come from?
Unionize derives from English union, from Old French union, from Latin unio meaning a single entity or oneness, from the Proto-Indo-European root óynos meaning one.
unionize (English): To organize workers into a union
Definitions
- To organize workers into a union
Ancestry of “unionize”, step by step
unionize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ionize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ionize | To dissociate atoms or molecules into... |
| 2 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 3 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 4 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 5 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Union
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Union | The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement |
| 2 | English | onion | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice |
| 3 | Middle English | onyoun | The onion plant |
| 4 | Old French | oignon | onion |
| 5 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 6 | Latin | ūnus | one, single |
| 7 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |