Where does “ユニゾン” come from?

ユニゾン (Japanese) comes from English unison, from Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin unisonus, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos — one; single.

ユニゾン (Japanese): unison

Definitions

  1. unison

Ancestry of “ユニゾン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunisonIdentical pitch between two notes or sounds; the...
2Middle Englishunisoun
3Middle Frenchunisson
4Medieval Latinunisonushaving the same sound
5Latinūni-one; uni
6Latinūnusone, single
7Old Latinoinosone
8Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Old Latin oinos