Where does “Uni” come from?
Uni (German) comes from French uni, from French université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Uni (German): uni; university
Definitions
- uni; university
Ancestry of “Uni”, step by step
Uni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French uni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | uni | past participle of unir; united; university |
| 2 | French | université | university |
| 3 | Old French | universitei | university |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | universitas | group of teachers and students; university;... |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 7 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 8 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via German Universität
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Universität | university |