Where does “un” come from?
un (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu un, from Portuguese um, from Old Portuguese ũu, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
un (Papiamentu): one; a, an
Definitions
- one; a, an
Ancestry of “un”, step by step
un traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | un | one; a, an |
| 2 | Portuguese | um | one; a, an; The figure or digit "1": one |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | ũu | Masculine singular indefinite article; a; an |
| 4 | Latin | ūnus | one, single |
| 5 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |