Where does “unicarinate” come from?
unicarinate (English) comes from English carinate, from Latin carinatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
unicarinate (English): Single-keeled
Definitions
- Single-keeled
Ancestry of “unicarinate”, step by step
unicarinate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carinate | Keel-shaped, as in a boat's keel; Of a bird,... |
| 2 | Latin | carinatus | Shaped like a keel; Having a keel-shaped ridge;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |