Etymology

unikont

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Today it means: A eukaryotic cell with a single flagellum; thought to be the ancestor of all animals and fungi. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κοντός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοντός“pole”
  2. English todayunikont

From uni- (“one”) + -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκοντός all →

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