Where does “unik” come from?

unik (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French unique, from Latin ūnicus, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

unik (Norwegian Nynorsk): unique

Definitions

  1. unique

Ancestry of “unik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchuniqueunique; only
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 →