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Where does “ciertun” come from?

ciertun (Friulian) comes from Friulian un, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ciertun (Friulian): someone

Definitions

  1. someone

Ancestry of “ciertun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friulianuna, an; one
2Latinūnus—
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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