Etymology of the English word unison
the English word
unisonderived from the Latin word
unisonusderived from the Late Latin word
sonus (noise, sound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen-using the Late Latin prefix
uni-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 unison in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
