Where does “unifilar” come from?

unifilar (English) comes from English filar, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

unifilar (English): Having or using only one thread

Definitions

  1. Having or using only one thread

Ancestry of “unifilar”, step by step

unifilar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English filar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilarOf or relating to a thread or line; characterized...
2Latinfīlumthread, string, filament, fiber
3Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—

via English uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniUniversity; Sea urchin eaten as sushi
2Japanese雲丹the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...

Words derived from “unifilar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- →Every word from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom →Every word from Latin fīlum →