Phrase guide

e pluribus unum

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

"out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ē plūribus ūnum.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 合眾為一 /合众为一 (hé zhòng wéi yī) — e pluribus unum
  • Czech: z mnohých jeden — e pluribus unum
  • Finnish: monesta yksi — e pluribus unum
  • French: un à partir de plusieurs — e pluribus unum
  • French: de plusieurs, un — e pluribus unum
  • German: aus vielen eines — e pluribus unum
  • Japanese: 多数から一つへ (tasū-kara hitotsu-e) — e pluribus unum
  • Latin: ē plūribus ūnum — e pluribus unum
  • Polish: z wielu jeden — e pluribus unum
  • Portuguese: de muitos, um — e pluribus unum
  • Romanian: una din multe — e pluribus unum
  • Russian: еди́нственный из мно́гих (jedínstvennyj iz mnógix) — e pluribus unum
  • Serbo-Croatian: iz mnogih jedan — e pluribus unum
  • Spanish: de muchos, uno — e pluribus unum