Etymology of the English word universe
the English word
universederived from the French word
universderived from the Latin word
universumderived from the Latin word
universus (whole world; all men, everybody; whole, entire; all together)
derived from the Latin word
versus (line, verse; furrow)
derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-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-derived from the Latin word
versumderived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Date
The earliest known usage of universe in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
universum, French
univers, German
Universum, Italian
universo, Latin
universum, Norwegian
univers, Swedish
universumUsage
Word found in Modern English
