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Where does “oinos” come from?

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

oinos (Old Latin): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “oinos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “oinos”

  • instead
  • universal
  • unique
  • union
  • inch
  • UK
  • university
  • universe
  • unity
  • uniform
  • united
  • wherein
  • therein
  • universally
  • inflammation
  • unite
  • uniformly
  • ounce
  • onion
  • unanimous
  • uniquely
  • onions
  • unilateral
  • unanimously
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