Where does “オンス” come from?
オンス (Japanese) comes from Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ — to turn.
オンス (Japanese): ounce
Ancestry of “オンス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | ons | us; our; metric ounce |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | unce | — |
| 3 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 4 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 5 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 7 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 9 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 10 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 11 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 12 | Latin | colō | — |
| 13 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |