Where does “unifollicular” come from?

unifollicular (English) comes from English uni, from Japanese 雲丹 — the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...

unifollicular (English): Composed of a single follicle

Definitions

  1. Composed of a single follicle

Ancestry of “unifollicular”, step by step

unifollicular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English uni

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

via English follicular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfollicularOf, pertaining to, having or resembling follicles
Every word from Japanese 雲丹Every word from English uni