Where does “monoalphabetically” come from?
monoalphabetically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
monoalphabetically (English): In a monoalphabetic manner
Definitions
- In a monoalphabetic manner
Ancestry of “monoalphabetically”, step by step
monoalphabetically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English monoalphabetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monoalphabetic | Of a substitution cipher, using the same fixed... |
| 2 | English | alphabetic | Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the... |
| 3 | French | alphabétique | alphabetical |
| 4 | French | alphabet | alphabet set of letters considered as a group |
| 5 | Latin | alphabētum | alphabet |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | ἀλφάβητον | accusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀλφάβητος | alphabet |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄλφα | alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the... |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋𐤐 | thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle |
| 10 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔalp- | thousand |