English
unition
Unition comes from Late Latin unitio, from Latin uniō ‘to unite, to combine into 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 CEūnus‘one’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEuniōas unire‘to unite, to combine into one’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEunitio
- Englishtodayunition
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 CEūnus‘one’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEuniōas unire‘to unite, to combine into one’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEunitio
- Englishtodayunition
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ís ‘this, he’
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’
an, no, one, any, only, none, 19 more
through Proto-Italic *oinos ‘one’
through Old Latin oinos
through Latin ūnus ‘one’
unique, universal, uno, triune, 14 more
through Latin uniō ‘to unite, to combine into one’
Today it means
noun Union; the act of uniting, or the state of being united.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos / unition