Where does “monogamie” come from?

monogamie (Dutch) comes from French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

monogamie (Dutch): monogamy, marriage with only one partner at a...

Definitions

  1. monogamy, marriage with only one partner at a...

Ancestry of “monogamie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonogamiemonogamy
2Late Latinmonogamia—
3Ancient Greekμονογαμίαmonogamy
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “monogamie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek μονογαμία →