English

uni-

Uni- comes from Latin unus ‘one’, from Proto-Italic *oinos ‘one’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁óynos‘one’reconstructed
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oinos‘one’reconstructed
Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEoinos
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEunus‘one’
Englishtodayuni-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁óynos‘one’reconstructed
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oinos‘one’reconstructed
Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEoinos
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEunus‘one’
Englishtodayuni-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ís ‘this, he’

id, yonder, yon, 14 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’

an, one, no, only, any, none, 20 more

through Proto-Italic *oinos ‘one’

through Old Latin oinos

universally, 14 more

through Latin unus ‘one’

union, unique, universal, unite, uno, triune, 15 more

Today it means

prefix one, single

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos / uni-

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