Where does “unitegmic” come from?

unitegmic (English) comes from English tegmic, from English tegmen, from Latin tegmen, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

unitegmic (English): Having or pertaining to a single integument

Definitions

  1. Having or pertaining to a single integument

Ancestry of “unitegmic”, step by step

unitegmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tegmic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtegmicRelating to a tegmen or integument
2EnglishtegmenA covering or integument, usually referring to a...
3LatintegmenAlternative form of tegimen
4Latintegōto cover; to clothe
5Proto-Italictegōcover
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

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 (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →