Where does “unilabiate” come from?

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

unilabiate (English): Having a single lip

Definitions

  1. Having a single lip

Ancestry of “unilabiate”, step by step

unilabiate 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 labiate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlabiateHaving lips or liplike parts; Having the corolla...
Every word from Japanese 雲丹Every word from English uni