Etymology

united

u·nit·ed
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Today it means: Joined into a single entity. Full definition →

English unite ← Middle English uniten ← Latin ūnītu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūniō
  7. Latinūnītu
  8. Middle Englishuniten
  9. Englishunite
  10. English todayunited

From unite + -ed.

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