Where does “unilateral” come from?

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

unilateral (Romanian): unilateral; Binding or affecting one party only

Definitions

  1. unilateral; Binding or affecting one party only

Ancestry of “unilateral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchunilatéralunilateral
2Frenchlatérallateral; side
3LatinlaterālisOf or belonging to the side; lateral
4Latinlātuswide, broad
5LatincaudaA tail
6Proto-Italickaudātail
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “unilateral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →