Where does “un” come from?

un (Middle French) comes from Old French un, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

un (Middle French): a, an; one

Definitions

  1. a, an; one

Ancestry of “un”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchuna, an; one
2Latinūnusone, single
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “un

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Old Latin oinos
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