Where does “uniformite” come from?

uniformite (Middle English) comes from Latin uniformitas, 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 “uniformite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuniformitas—
2LatinuniformisHaving only one shape or form, uniform
3Latinūni-one; uni
4Latinūnusone, single
5Old Latinoinosone
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “uniformite”

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