myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of onza

1. Etymology of the Spanish word onza

the Spanish word onza

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 Classical Latin word lynx (lynx; lynx skin, pelt)

derived from the Greek word lunx, λύγξ

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leuk- (bright, white light)

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

derived from the Spanish word onza