unit
ADJECTIVE:
being, relating to, or measuring one unit.
Origin:
1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas (previously rendered as unity); perhaps influenced by digit. Dictionary 2: C16: back formation from unity, perhaps on the model of digit. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of unit: Noun: 1570. Adjective: 1633. History and Etymology for unit: Noun: back-formation from unity. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
being, relating to, or measuring one unit.
Origin:
1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas (previously rendered as unity); perhaps influenced by digit. Dictionary 2: C16: back formation from unity, perhaps on the model of digit. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of unit: Noun: 1570. Adjective: 1633. History and Etymology for unit: Noun: back-formation from unity. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.