Etymology of the English word Uniat
the English word
Uniatderived from the Russian word
uniyatderived from the Polish word
unjaderived from the Polish word
uniatderived from the Polish word
unijaderived from the Late Latin word
unio (large single pearl)
derived from the Latin word
unus (one; alone, a single, sole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*oi-no-Date
The earliest known usage of Uniat in English dates from the 19th century.