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
- Made up of one single line
Ancestry of “unilinear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | linear | Having the form of a line; straight or roughly... |
| 2 | Latin | linearis | consisting of lines, linear, lineal;... |
| 3 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 4 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
Words derived from “unilinear”