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Where does “μονογενής” come from?

μονογενής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

μονογενής (Ancient Greek): being the only member of a kin kind; only,...

Definitions

  1. being the only member of a kin kind; only,...

Ancestry of “μονογενής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
2Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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