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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “unionize”