Where does “ユニフォーム” come from?
ユニフォーム (Japanese) comes from English uniform, from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
ユニフォーム (Japanese): Synonym of 制服
Ancestry of “ユニフォーム”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | uniform | Unvarying; all the same; Consistent; conforming... |
| 2 | Middle French | uniforme | — |
| 3 | Latin | uniformis | Having only one shape or form, uniform |
| 4 | Latin | ūni- | — |
| 5 | Latin | ūnus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |