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
Ancestry of “uniquely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unique | Being the only one of its kind; unequaled,... |
| 2 | French | unique | unique; only |
| 3 | Latin | ūnicus | — |
| 4 | Latin | ūnus | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |