Unique etymology

English

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

Detailed word origin of unique

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*yo- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
-icum Latin (lat)
*oynolos Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*óywos Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*oinos Proto-Italic (itc-pro) One.
oinos Old Latin (itc-ola) (cardinal) one.
unus Latin (lat) Alone. One, single (cardinal) one; 1 (Medieval Latin) a, an.
unicus Latin (lat) Only, sole, single. Uncommon. Unique.
unique French (fr) Only. Unique.
unique English (en) (proscribed) Of a rare quality, unusual.. (uncomparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.. Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.. Particular, characteristic. A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled.

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