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Where does “unitarianism” come from?

unitarianism (English) comes from English unitarian, from English unitary, from English unit, from English unite, from Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō — he, she.

unitarianism (English): The belief in a single God, not divided into any...

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  1. The belief in a single God, not divided into any...

Ancestry of “unitarianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunitarianEspousing a unitary view of something; One who...
2EnglishunitaryHaving the quality of oneness; That concentrates...
3EnglishunitOneness, singularity, seen as a component of a...
4EnglishuniteTo bring together as one; To come together as...
5Middle Englishuniten—
6Latinūnītus—
7Latinūniō—
8Latin-iō—
9Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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