Where does “monocystic” come from?

monocystic (English) comes from English cystic, from Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

monocystic (English): Having a single cyst or cavity

Definitions

  1. Having a single cyst or cavity

Ancestry of “monocystic”, step by step

monocystic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cystic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcysticOf or pertaining to a cyst; Of or pertaining to...
2Middle Frenchcystique—
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

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 (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Middle French cystique →