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Where does “unilateral” come from?

Unilateral comes from New Latin unilateralis, from Latin lateralis meaning "of the side," from Latin latus meaning "side," from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-.

unilateral (English): Done by one side only; Affecting only one side of...

Definitions

  1. Done by one side only; Affecting only one side of...

Ancestry of “unilateral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinunilateralisone-sided
2Latinlātus—
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “unilateral”

  • unilaterally
  • unilateralism
  • unilateralist
  • unilaterality
  • unilateralness
  • nonunilateral
  • unilateralistic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →