union

union · noun, verb, adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromūnus“one”
2. Late Latin · derived fromūniō, ūniōnem“oneness, unity”
3. Old French · derived fromunion
4. Middle English · inherited fromunyoun
5. English todayunion

From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unio.

Union · noun, proper noun²

(locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.

Union · proper noun³

Probably a variant spelling of Onion.

Union · proper noun⁴

Clipping of Oxford Union.

Words from the same roots