English word universe comes from Latin versus, Latin unum, and later Latin uni- (One; uni-.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| versus | Latin (lat) | |
| unum | Latin (lat) | |
| uni- | Latin (lat) | One; uni-. |
| universus | Latin (lat) | Whole, entire, taken collectively. |
| univers | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | The whole world; the whole Earth Universal; applying to everyone and everything. |
| universe | English (en) | The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.. An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.. An imaginary collection of worlds.. Everything under consideration.. Intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting. |