Unit
/ˈjuː.nɪt/noun
A single thing, person, or group considered as one.
Did you know?“Unit” ultimately descends from Latin ūnus, meaning “one,” the same ancient root behind words like only and unique, so even mathematics has a hidden language of oneness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*óynos
“one, single”
Latin
Latin
ūnus
“one”
Late Latin
Latin
ūnitas
“oneness, unity”
Middle French
French
unité
“unity, a single whole”
16th Century
English
unit
“a single thing or individual thing considered as one”