Where does “уника́льный” come from?
уника́льный (Russian) comes from German unikal, from Latin unice, from Latin ūnicus, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
Ancestry of “уника́льный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | unikal | unique |
| 2 | Latin | unice | alone, solely, singularly, especially; in an... |
| 3 | Latin | ūnicus | — |
| 4 | Latin | ūnus | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |