myEtymology.com: French etymology of ounce

Etymology of the French word ounce

the French word ounce

derived from the English word ounce

derived from 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-

derived from the Old French word unce

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-