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Where does “unikal” come from?

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

unikal (German): unique

Definitions

  1. unique

Ancestry of “unikal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinunicealone, solely, singularly, especially; in an...
2Latinūnicus—
3Latinūnus—
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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