Where does “unilineage” come from?

unilineage (English) comes from English lineage, from Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

unilineage (English): A single, unique lineage

Definitions

  1. A single, unique lineage

Ancestry of “unilineage”, step by step

unilineage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lineage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlineageDescent in a line from a common progenitor;...
2Middle Englishlinage—
3Old Frenchlinagelineage
4Old Frenchligne—
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

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 līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →