Etymology of the English word unique
the English word
uniquederived from the Old French word
uniquederived from the Latin word
unicus (only, sole, single)
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 unique in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
biuniqueUsage
Word found in Modern English
