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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: one "one." from Old English an, ænig, end-

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【one】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "an," "ænig," and "end-."
It carries the basic meaning of "one."

from PIE *oi-no- "one, unique"



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "one"]

anyone ****[1007] You use anyone or anybody in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nobody is present or involved in an action.
eleven ***[3299] Eleven is the number 11.
everyone ****[877] each one.
none ****[1718] None of something means not even a small amount of it. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them.
once ****[181] If something happens once, it happens one time only.
one ****[800] One can be used instead of `a' to emphasize the following noun.
only ****[88] If you talk about the only person or thing involved in a particular situation, you mean there are no others involved in it.
someone ****[832] some person; somebody compare ANYONE



[WORD ROOT]root one
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] e, on, one
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) an, ænig, end-
[MEANING]root one

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Old English】 an ⑴one, single; lone; ⑵ in, on, into
  • 【Old English】 ænig [akin to Old High German einag, from Old English an] an, one



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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anyone ★★★★[1007] pronoun from anyone 〈 any
【DEFINITION】 You use anyone or anybody in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nobody is present or involved in an action.
【VARIATIONs】 복수형; anyones
【COMPOSITION】 any + one
【ROOTs】 an; one, an, a y; adjective suffix one; one
【Etymology】 《Old English ænigmon

eleven ★★★[3299] numeral from eleven 〈 one
【DEFINITION】 Eleven is the number 11.
【ROOTs】 e(one); one leven(lend); lend
【Etymology】 《Old English endleofan[end-+-leofan, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif(“one left”)] one left



everyone ★★★★[877] pronoun from everyone 〈 one
【DEFINITION】 each one.
【VARIATIONs】 소유격; everyone's
【COMPOSITION】 every + one
【ROOTs】 every; every one; one, an, a
【Etymology】 《Latin unusone

none ★★★★[1718] pronoun
【DEFINITION】 None of something means not even a small amount of it. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them.
【COMPOSITION】 no + one
【ROOTs】 n(no); no, not one; one, an, a
【Etymology】 《Old English nan[ne+an("⑴one"), analogous to Latin non- ] not one, not any, no person; not the least part

once ★★★★[181] adverb from once 〈 one
【DEFINITION】 If something happens once, it happens one time only.
【ROOTs】 on(one); one, an, a ce; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English ænes[an extension of æne, an(=one)+-es]
【First Known Meaning】 one time only; at one time in the past, formerly,

one ★★★★[800] determiner from one
【DEFINITION】 One can be used instead of `a' to emphasize the following noun.
【SYNONYM】 certain, a certain
【ROOTs】 one; one, an, a
【Etymology】 《Latin unusone

only ★★★★[88] adjective from only 〈 one
【DEFINITION】 If you talk about the only person or thing involved in a particular situation, you mean there are no others involved in it.
【SYNONYM】 alone
【COMPOSITION】 one + ly
【ROOTs】 on(one); one, an, a ly; like
【Etymology】 《Old English ænlic[an('one)'+-lic] only, unique, solitary; (literally) one-like
【First Known Meaning】 single as regards number, class, or kind,



someone ★★★★[832] pronoun from someone 〈 one
【DEFINITION】 some person; somebody compare ANYONE
【VARIATIONs】 소유격; someone's
【SYNONYM】 somebody
【COMPOSITION】 some + one
【ROOTs】 some; some one;
【Etymology】 《Middle English sum on[sum+on]


Other words containing "one"; Roshni, twenty-one

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

office
off, of
odi
ode
odd
od-, hod-
nutri-, nutr-
nov-
nunci-, nounc-
note-, not-

 

 

 

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