Unity etymology

English

English word unity comes from Latin unus, Latin -itatem, Italian unus, and later Old French unité (Unity (quality of being united).)

Etymology of unity

Detailed word origin of unity

Dictionary entry Language Definition
unus Latin (lat) Alone. One, single (cardinal) one; 1 (Medieval Latin) a, an.
-itatem Latin (lat)
unus Italian (it)
unionis Latin (lat)
unitus Latin (lat)
unitas Latin (lat) Agreement, concord. Oneness, unity; state of being one or undivided. Sameness, uniformity.
unité Old French (fro) Unity (quality of being united).
unité Anglo-Norman (xno)
unity English (en) (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 [...]