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English word unit comes from Latin unus, Latin -ius, English -ite (Forming adjectives.), Italian unus, Latin -itatem
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unus (Latin)
Alone. One, single (cardinal) one; 1 (Medieval Latin) a, an.
-ius (Latin)
Genitive suffix for some irregular pronouns. Forming adjectives from nouns.
-ite (English)
Forming adjectives.
unus (Italian)
-itatem (Latin)
unire (Latin)
unitus (Latin)
unitas (Latin)
Agreement, concord. Oneness, unity; state of being one or undivided. Sameness, uniformity.
unité (Old French)
Unity (quality of being united).
unity (English)
(Quakerism) The form of consensus in a Quaker meeting for business which signals that a decision has been reached. In order to achieve unity, everyone who does not agree with the decision must explicitly stand aside, possibly being recorded in the minutes as doing so.. (drama) Any of the three classical rules of drama (unity of action, unity of place, and unity of time).. (legal) The [...]
unite (English)
(UK, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland. (reciprocal) To come together as one.. (transitive) To bring together as one.
unit (English)
(mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.. For each unit. (Australia, New Zealand) a measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household, an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.. (UK) A unit of alcohol.. (UK, [...]