Where does “unicamerate” come from?

unicamerate (English) comes from English camerate, from Latin cameratus, from Latin camerō, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.

unicamerate (English): Having a single chamber or loculus

Definitions

  1. Having a single chamber or loculus

Ancestry of “unicamerate”, step by step

unicamerate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English camerate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcamerateTo build in the form of a vault; to arch over; To...
2Latincameratus
3Latincamerōto construct in the form of a vault; to vault, arch, roof over
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

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 Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratiEvery word from Proto-Iranian kamárati
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