Where does “unul” come from?

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

unul (Romanian): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “unul”, step by step

unul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian unu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianunuone
2Latinūnusone, single
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Romanian un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianuna, an
2Romanianpreună
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Old Latin oinos
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