Where does “uniku” come from?

uniku (Maltese) comes from Italian unico, from Latin ūnicus, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

uniku (Maltese): unique

Definitions

  1. unique

Ancestry of “uniku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianunicoonly, sole, one, single; unique, unparalleled,...
2Latinūnicusonly, sole, single
3Latinūnusone, single
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →