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Where does “ynne” come from?

ynne (Old English) comes from Latin unio, from Latin unus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ynne (Old English): onion

Definitions

  1. onion

Ancestry of “ynne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinunioa unity, union; the number one, oneness, unity; I...
2Latinunusone, single; alone; one; 1
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ynne”

  • ynneleac
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