Where does “uniciliate” come from?

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

uniciliate (English): Having a single cilium

Definitions

  1. Having a single cilium

Ancestry of “uniciliate”, step by step

uniciliate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ciliate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishciliateCiliated; Of or pertaining to the eyelash; Any of...
2LatinciliatusHaving cilia
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

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 ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →