Where does “monocarp” come from?
monocarp (English) comes from French monocarpe, from French mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monocarp (English): A monocarpic plant
Ancestry of “monocarp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | monocarpe | monocarpous |
| 2 | French | mono- | mono- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |