Where does “unilinear” come from?

unilinear (English) comes from English linear, from Latin linearis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

unilinear (English): Made up of one single line

Definitions

  1. Made up of one single line

Ancestry of “unilinear”, step by step

unilinear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English linear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinearHaving the form of a line; straight or roughly...
2Latinlinearisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via English uni

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

Words derived from “unilinear

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum