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Where does “en” come from?

en (Haitian Creole) comes from French un, from Middle French un, from Old French un, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

en (Haitian Creole): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchunan, a; one
2Middle Frenchuna, an; one
3Old Frenchuna, an; one
4Latinūnus—
5Old Latinoinosone
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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