Where does “uniguttate” come from?

uniguttate (English) comes from English guttate, from Latin guttatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

uniguttate (English): Consisting of a single gutta or spot

Definitions

  1. Consisting of a single gutta or spot

Ancestry of “uniguttate”, step by step

uniguttate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English guttate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguttateShaped like, or resembling drops; Spotted; To...
2Latinguttatusspotted, speckled
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

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 -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin guttatus →