Where does “unisetus” come from?

unisetus (Latin) comes from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

unisetus (Latin): having only one bristle

Definitions

  1. having only one bristle

Ancestry of “unisetus”, step by step

unisetus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sēta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēta—
2Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
3Proto-Italicsaitā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Latin uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuninominative masculine plural of ūnus; dative...
2Latinunusone, single; alone; one; 1
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- →