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Where does “aen” come from?

aen (Michif) comes from Canadian French une, from Latin una, from Latin unus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

aen (Michif): a, an

Definitions

  1. a, an

Ancestry of “aen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Canadian Frenchunefeminine singular of un; a / an; front page
2Latinunanominative/vocative feminine singular of ūnus;...
3Latinunusone, single; alone; one; 1
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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