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Where does “unilatéral” come from?

unilatéral (French) comes from French latéral, from Latin laterālis, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

unilatéral (French): unilateral

Definitions

  1. unilateral

Ancestry of “unilatéral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlatérallateral; side
2Latinlaterālis—
3Latinlātus—
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “unilatéral”

  • unilatéralement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →