Etymology of the Latin word uncia
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-Derivations in Latin
quincunx,
uncialisDerivations in other languages
English
inch, English
uncia, French
unce, French
once, Italian
oncia, Portuguese
onça, Portuguese
úncia, Romanian
uncie, Spanish
onza, Spanish
unciaCognates
Catalan
unsa, Dutch
ounce, Dutch
onca, English
ounce, French
once, German
unwirsch, German
Unze, Icelandic
únsa, Italian
oncia, Italian
lonza, Provençal
onsa, Spanish
onza, Swedish
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