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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Union | union |
| 2 | French | Union | Legal matters: Legal contract or state in which... |
| 3 | Old French | union | unity, union |
| 4 | Late Latin | unio | oneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,... |
| 5 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German recht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | recht | right; proper, correct; true, real |
| 2 | Middle High German | reht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |