Where does “oni-” come from?
oni- (Portuguese) comes from Irish ai-, from Old French a-, from Latin ad-, from Proto-Italic *ad-.
oni- (Portuguese): Alternative form of omni-
Definitions
- Alternative form of omni-
Ancestry of “oni-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | ai- | — |
| 2 | Old French | a- | indicating movement towards something;... |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *ad- | — |
Words derived from “oni-”