Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm. · Any very short distance. · Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement. · A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin ūnicus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia ? Ancient Greek ὀγκία (onkía)bor.? Latin unciabor. Proto-West Germanic *unciju Old English ynċe Middle English ynche English inch From Middle English ynche, enche, from Old English ynċe, borrowed from Latin ū̆ncia (“Roman inch, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of ounce, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
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- Inherited-form mentionyncheenm
- Inherited-form mentionynċeang
- Derivation mentionū̆nciala · Roman inch, various similar units
- Derivation mention*óynosine-pro
- Doublet mentionounceen
- Doublet mentionunciaen
- Doublet mentiononçaen
- Doublet mentiononzaen
- Doublet mentionokaen
- Doublet mentionouguiyaen
- Doublet mentionawqiyyahen
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