Where does “unique” come from?

unique (French) comes from Latin ūnicus, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

unique (French): unique; only

Definitions

  1. unique; only

Ancestry of “unique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūnicusonly, sole, single
2Latinūnusone, single
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “unique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →