Where does “unilinearly” come from?

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

unilinearly (English): In a unilinear fashion

Definitions

  1. In a unilinear fashion

Ancestry of “unilinearly”, step by step

unilinearly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unilinear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunilinearMade up of one single line
2EnglishlinearHaving the form of a line; straight or roughly...
3Latinlinearisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →