Where does “unicord” come from?

unicord (Romanian) comes from Italian unicorde, from Italian uni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

unicord (Romanian): monochord

Definitions

  1. monochord

Ancestry of “unicord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianunicordeAlternative form of monocorde
2Italianuni-uni
3Latinūnusone, single
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →