Where does “unicystic” come from?

unicystic (English) comes from English cystic, from Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

unicystic (English): Involving a single cyst

Definitions

  1. Involving a single cyst

Ancestry of “unicystic”, step by step

unicystic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cystic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcysticOf or pertaining to a cyst; Of or pertaining to...
2Middle Frenchcystique—
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

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 (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Middle French cystique →