Where does “uniformitas” come from?

uniformitas (Latin) comes from Latin uniformis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Ancestry of “uniformitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinuniformisHaving only one shape or form, uniform
2Latinūni-one; uni
3Latinūnusone, single
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “uniformitas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →