Etymograph

English

uno

Uno comes from Spanish uno ‘one’, from Old Spanish uno ‘one (1)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one, single’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁óynos‘one, single’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oinos‘one’reconstructed
  3. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEoinos
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEūnus‘one’
  5. Old Spanishc. 950–1500uno‘one (1)’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘one’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁óynos‘one, single’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oinos‘one’reconstructed
  3. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEoinos
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEūnus‘one’
  5. Old Spanishc. 950–1500uno‘one (1)’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘one’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one, single’

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

through Proto-Italic *oinos ‘one’

null, 18 more

through Old Latin oinos

universally, 14 more

through Latin ūnus ‘one’

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

Today it means

intj A term said when the number of cards in player’s hand is reduced to one. If another player says this before the one whose hand contains only one card, the player who failed to say 'uno' must draw two cards.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos / uno

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