Where does “μηνογένειον” come from?

μηνογένειον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μήνη, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Ancestry of “μηνογένειον”, step by step

μηνογένειον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μήνη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήνηmoon
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Ancient Greek γένειον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγένειονchin

Words derived from “μηνογένειον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Ancient Greek μήνη