Where does “monociliate” come from?

monociliate (English) comes from English ciliate, from Latin ciliatus, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

monociliate (English): Having a single cilium

Definitions

  1. Having a single cilium

Ancestry of “monociliate”, step by step

monociliate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ciliate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishciliateCiliated; Of or pertaining to the eyelash; Any of...
2LatinciliatusHaving cilia
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →