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Etymology of the English word unispiral

the English word unispiral
using the English prefix uni-
derived from the Latin word unus (one; alone, a single, sole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *oi-no-
derived from the English word spiral
derived from the French word spiral
derived from the Latin word spiralis (spiraling)
derived from the Classical Latin word spira (coil)
derived from the Greek word speira, σπεῖρα (a coil (spira, 'spire'); a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors))
using the Latin suffix -alis

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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