Etymology of the English word ounce
the English word
ouncederived from the French word
oncederived from the Latin word
uncia (twelfth part, twelfth; ounce)
derived from the Latin word
unus (one; alone, a single, sole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*oi-no-derived from the Old French word
uncederived from the Latin word
uncia (twelfth part, twelfth; ounce)
derived from the Latin word
unus (one; alone, a single, sole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*oi-no-Derivations in English
ouncerDerivations in other languages
French
ounceCognates
Catalan
unsa, Dutch
ounce, Dutch
onca, French
once, German
unwirsch, German
Unze, Icelandic
únsa, Italian
oncia, Italian
lonza, Latin
uncia, Provençal
onsa, Spanish
onza, Swedish
unsUsage
Word found in Modern English
