Inch etymology

English

English word inch comes from Proto-Indo-European *yo-, Proto-Indo-European *oynolos, and later Proto-Italic *oinos (One.)

Detailed word origin of inch

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*yo- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*oynolos Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*óywos Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*oinos Proto-Italic (itc-pro) One.
oinos Old Latin (itc-ola) (cardinal) one.
unum Latin (lat)
uncia Latin (lat) (figuratively) A trifle, bit, atom.. The twelfth part of a foot, inch.. The twelfth part of a jugerum.. The twelfth part of a pound, ounce.. The twelfth part of something; twelfth.
ynce Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
inch English (en) (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.. To drive by inches, or small degrees. (figuratively) A very short distance.. (meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.. A unit of length equal to one [...]

Words with the same origin as inch

Descendants of *oynolos

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