myEtymology.com: French etymology of once

Etymology of the French word once

the French word once

derived 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-

English ounce

Catalan unsa, Dutch ounce, Dutch onca, English ounce, German unwirsch, German Unze, Icelandic únsa, Italian oncia, Italian lonza, Latin uncia, Provençal onsa, Spanish onza, Swedish uns