Where does “monocolpate” come from?

monocolpate (English) comes from English colpate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

monocolpate (English): Having a single germinal furrow; A pollen grain...

Definitions

  1. Having a single germinal furrow; A pollen grain...

Ancestry of “monocolpate”, step by step

monocolpate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English colpate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolpateHaving one or more colpi, or grooves, on each...
2English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
3English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
4Anglo-Norman-cie
5Latin-tiaoffice, rank
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from English -ate