Etymology of the English word ouncer
the English word
ouncerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English