'universe' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'universum,' where 'uni-' meant 'one' and 'versus' meant 'turned.'

'universum' transformed into the Old French word 'univers,' and eventually became the modern English word 'universe' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'all things turned into one,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'all existing matter and space considered as a whole.'