Where does “unisoun” come from?
unisoun (Middle English) comes from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin unisonus, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
Ancestry of “unisoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | unisson | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | unisonus | having the same sound |
| 3 | Latin | ūni- | — |
| 4 | Latin | ūnus | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
Words derived from “unisoun”