Where does “un-a” come from?

un-a (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese ũa, from Latin una, from Latin unus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

un-a (Fala): feminine singular of indefinite article un

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of indefinite article un

Ancestry of “un-a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseũafeminine singular of ũu
2Latinunanominative/vocative feminine singular of ūnus;...
3Latinunusone, single; alone; one; 1
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →