Where does “monocilium” come from?

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

monocilium (English): A single cilium (rather than a group of cilia)

Definitions

  1. A single cilium (rather than a group of cilia)

Ancestry of “monocilium”, step by step

monocilium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cilium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishciliumHairs or similar protrusions along the margin of...
2Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
3Proto-Italic*keljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
5Proto-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 →