Where does “ungae” come from?
ungae (Old Irish) comes from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis — to turn.
ungae (Old Irish): ounce
Ancestry of “ungae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 2 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 3 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 5 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 7 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 8 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 9 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 10 | Latin | colō | — |
| 11 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “ungae”