Where does “uniquely” come from?

Uniquely derives from English unique, from French unique, from Latin unicus meaning "single," formed with the Latin suffix -icus from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to lie together" and "together."

uniquely (English): In a unique manner

Definitions

  1. In a unique manner

Ancestry of “uniquely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniqueBeing the only one of its kind; unequaled,...
2Frenchuniqueunique; only
3Latinūnicusonly, sole, single
4Latinūnusone, single
5Old Latinoinosone
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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