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Where does “μονάς” come from?

μονάς (Ancient Greek) comes from Translingual Chlamydomonas, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

μονάς (Ancient Greek): alone, solitary, isolated; special feminine form...

Definitions

  1. alone, solitary, isolated; special feminine form...

Ancestry of “μονάς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualChlamydomonas—
2Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
3Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
4Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

Words derived from “μονάς”

  • monad
  • monadic
  • trichomoniasis
  • antipseudomonal
  • monadology
  • pseudomonal
  • monadism
  • pseudomonad
  • diplomonad
  • monadically
  • monadist
  • pseudomonic
  • monadiform
  • xanthomonad
  • nonmonadic
  • nonantipseudomonal
  • comonad
  • metamonad
  • bimonad
  • monas
  • Xanthomonadaceae
  • Xanthomonadales
  • Rhodopseudomonas
  • Xanthomonas
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