Where does “μονομάχος” come from?

μονομάχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

μονομάχος (Ancient Greek): fighting in single combat; dueling by hand-to-hand combat

Definitions

  1. fighting in single combat; dueling by hand-to-hand combat

Ancestry of “μονομάχος”, step by step

μονομάχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μόνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
2Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
3Proto-Hellenic*spérmə

via Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰ́χηfight; battle, combat
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

Words derived from “μονομάχος

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος