Universal
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəl/noun
Relating to or affecting all people, things, or places; existing everywhere.
Did you know?Universal comes from Latin universalis, from universus meaning “whole, entire, all together,” a form built from unus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), so its ancient core is the idea of everything being “turned into one.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*oi-no-
“one”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wer-
“to turn, bend”
Latin
Latin
universus
“whole, entire, all together”
Late Latin
Latin
universalis
“universal, general”
Old French
Old French
universel
“universal, general”
Middle English
English
universel
“universal, general”