Where does “unit” come from?
unit (English) comes from English unite, from Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
unit (English): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a...
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- Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a...
Ancestry of “unit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unite | To bring together as one; To come together as... |
| 2 | Middle English | uniten | to annex; to unite |
| 3 | Latin | ūnītus | united |
| 4 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |