Where does “μονόλιθος” come from?

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

μονόλιθος (Ancient Greek): made from a single block of stone

Definitions

  1. made from a single block of stone

Ancestry of “μονόλιθος”, step by step

μονόλιθος 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 λίθος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance

Words derived from “μονόλιθος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →