Where does “union” come from?

union (French) comes from Old French union, from Late Latin unio, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

union (French): union

Definitions

  1. union

Ancestry of “union”, step by step

union traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French union

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchunionunity, union
2Late Latinuniooneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,...
3Latinūniōa unity, union
4Latin-iō—
5Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Latin unio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinunioa unity, union; the number one, oneness, unity; I...
2Latin-ioUsed to form abstract nouns from verbs; Used to...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →