From Old French
univers
, from
Latin
universum
(“all things, as a whole, the universe"?), neuter of
universus
(“all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one"?), from
uni-
, combining form of
unus
(“one"?) +
versus
(“turned"?), perfect passive participle of
verto
(“I turn"?).
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Middle English
from
Old French
univers
from
Latin
?niversum
from neuter of
?niversus
whole
?nus
one
oi-no-
in Indo-European roots
versus
past participle of
vertere
to turn
wer-
2
in Indo-European roots
From
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English, directly or via Old French
univers
, from
Latin
universum
. See universe.
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Wiktionary