United
/juːˈnaɪtɪd/noun
Joined together into one; made into a single group or body.
Did you know?‘United’ comes from Latin *unire*, from *unus* meaning “one,” and that same root helped shape a huge family of “oneness” words across Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*óynos
“one, single”
Latin
Latin
unus
“one”
Latin
Latin
unire
“to make one, unite”
Old French
OF
unir
“to unite, join together”
Middle English
English
uniten
“to join, combine”
Modern English
English
united
“joined together into one”