Where does “uniaxonal” come from?
uniaxonal (English) comes from English axonal, from English axon, from Ancient Greek ἄξων, from English -phyte, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
uniaxonal (English): Having a single axon
Definitions
- Having a single axon
Ancestry of “uniaxonal”, step by step
uniaxonal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English axonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | axonal | Of or pertaining to an axon |
| 2 | English | axon | A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄξων | an axle; an axis; the axis of the celestial... |
| 4 | English | -phyte | A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g.... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |