Where does “union” come from?

union (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Late Latin unio, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

union (Norwegian Nynorsk): union a political entity consisting of two or more state that are united

Definitions

  1. union a political entity consisting of two or more state that are united

Ancestry of “union”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinuniooneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,...
2Latinūniōa unity, union
3Latin-iō—
4Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →
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