Where does “Uncia uncia” come from?
Uncia uncia (Translingual) comes from English ounce, from Middle English ounce, from Middle French once, from Old French once, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea — to turn.
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Ancestry of “Uncia uncia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ounce | abbreviation oz. or ℥; An avoirdupois ounce,... |
| 2 | Middle English | ounce | An ounce; A shekel; A minuscule or insignificant... |
| 3 | Middle French | once | — |
| 4 | Old French | once | — |
| 5 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 6 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 7 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 9 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 11 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 12 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 13 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 14 | Latin | colō | — |
| 15 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |