Where does “unialgal” come from?

unialgal (English) comes from English algal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.

unialgal (English): Containing only a single type of alga

Definitions

  1. Containing only a single type of alga

Ancestry of “unialgal”, step by step

unialgal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English algal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalgalPertaining to, or like, algae; An alga
2English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniUniversity; Sea urchin eaten as sushi
2Japanese雲丹the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل