Where does “certuno” come from?
certuno (Italian) comes from Italian uno, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
certuno (Italian): someone, somebody; some
Ancestry of “certuno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | uno | one; an, a; someone, a person |
| 2 | Latin | ūnus | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |