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unum pronounced oonum meant the number one in ancient latin

where at the same time unitas pronounced ooneetahss meant oneness or sameness or agreement

later on

in medieval french

this unitas word got changed into unite

which however was not pronounced like the English word unite

but rather eenitay

& still meant oneness etc just as in latin

&

by the time this french word reached English & its present English spelling around 1300

it had already become pretty much as we say & mean unity today

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