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Uniform

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the same throughout, or distinctive clothing worn by members of a group
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Stage 1 of 3
unus
Latin · ancient
"one"
one, combined with forma (shape)
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Stage 2 of 3
uniformis
Latin · ancient
"having one form, unchanging"
having one form, unchanging, from unus (one) and forma (shape)
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Stage 3 of 3
uniform
English · 1500s
"consistent and the same throughout, or distinctive clothing for a group"
settled as the English word for something the same throughout, or distinctive clothing
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