Etymology

unidimensional

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Today it means: one-dimensional Full definition →

English dimensional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin dīmēnsiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  11. Proto-Italic*dis-
  12. Latindis-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  15. Proto-Italic*mētis
  16. Latinmētior
  17. Latindīmētior
  18. Latindīmēnsiō
  19. Englishdimension
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Englishdimensional
  23. English todayunidimensional

From uni- + dimensional.

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