Where does “Unionsrecht” come from?

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

Unionsrecht (German): Union law, EU law the body of treaties and legislation, such as regulations and directives, which have direct or indirect effect on the laws of the member states of the European Union

Definitions

  1. Union law, EU law the body of treaties and legislation, such as regulations and directives, which have direct or indirect effect on the laws of the member states of the European Union

Ancestry of “Unionsrecht”, step by step

Unionsrecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Union

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnionunion
2FrenchUnionLegal matters: Legal contract or state in which...
3Old Frenchunionunity, union
4Late Latinuniooneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,...
5Latinūniōa unity, union
6Latin-iō
7Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via German recht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
2Middle High Germanreht
3Old High Germanrehtright
4Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
5Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Latin -iō