English
biune
Biune comes from Latin unus ‘one’, from Proto-Italic *oinos ‘one’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one, single’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁óynos‘one, single’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oinos‘one’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEoinos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEunus‘one’
- Englishtodaybiune
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁óynos‘one, single’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oinos‘one’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEoinos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEunus‘one’
- Englishtodaybiune
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one, single’
an, no, only, any, one, none, 19 more
through Proto-Italic *oinos ‘one’
through Old Latin oinos
through Latin unus ‘one’
Today it means
adj Both two and one at the same time (for example, Jesus Christ as God the Son and the Son of Man).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos / biune