Where does “uni” come from?
uni (Romanian) comes from French uni, from French université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
uni (Romanian): to unite, merge, join
Ancestry of “uni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | uni | past participle of unir; united; university |
| 2 | French | université | university |
| 3 | Old French | universitei | university |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | universitas | group of teachers and students; university;... |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversitās | — |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversus | — |
| 7 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 8 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |