Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Wordsmith Wednesdays

Root:

unus - Latin (adj) - one

Derivatives:

unify (unification, reunification, unite, unity) - to make one

uniform (uniformitarianism) - having one form or appearance

unicorn - having one horn

unit - a single, distinct person, group, part or object

unison - one sound

universal (universality, universalism, universally) - being or regarded as one complete whole

unilateral - one-sided

unicycle - having one wheel

unique - one and only

2 comments:

jennifer h said...

unity -- together as one

unanimous -- agreeing as one

union -- a group that speaks as one

Bobber said...

Unity Village, 15 miles outside of Kansas City, is a small town started by the founder of the Unity Church movement. It is also the name of a song composed by Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny who grew up in Lee Summit Missouri. So one might be compelled to say that there's lots of unity in the midwest!