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
Ancestry of “monociliate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ciliate | Ciliated; Of or pertaining to the eyelash; Any of... |
| 2 | Latin | ciliatus | Having cilia |
| 3 | Latin | cilium | eyelid; eyelash |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |