Where does “unison” come from?
Unison comes from Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin unisonus, combining Latin unus meaning "one" with Latin sonus meaning "sound."
unison (English): Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the...
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- Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the...
Ancestry of “unison”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | unisoun | — |
| 2 | Middle French | unisson | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | unisonus | having the same sound |
| 4 | Latin | ūni- | — |
| 5 | Latin | ūnus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
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