Where does “uniflagellated” come from?
uniflagellated (English) comes from English uni, from Japanese 雲丹 — the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...
uniflagellated (English): Having one flagellum
Definitions
- Having one flagellum
Ancestry of “uniflagellated”, step by step
uniflagellated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uni | University; Sea urchin eaten as sushi |
| 2 | Japanese | 雲丹 | the food made from the roe of sea urchin,... |
via English flagellated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flagellated | simple past tense and past participle of... |