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Where does “monochorea” come from?

monochorea (English) comes from English chorea, from Ancient Greek χορεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

monochorea (English): chorea confined to a single member or part of the...

Definitions

  1. chorea confined to a single member or part of the...

Ancestry of “monochorea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchoreaAn Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a...
2Ancient Greekχορείαdance, especially choral dance with music; any...
3Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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