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Where does “antimonogamy” come from?

antimonogamy (English) comes from English monogamy, 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...

antimonogamy (English): Opposing monogamy

Definitions

  1. Opposing monogamy

Ancestry of “antimonogamy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonogamyA form of sexual bonding involving a permanent...
2Frenchmonogamiemonogamy
3Late Latinmonogamia—
4Ancient Greekμονογαμία—
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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