Where does “monogamous” come from?

I need to trace this chain carefully, but I notice there's a problem: the chain provided doesn't actually support "monogamous." The chain shows: - English -gamous - Ancient Greek γάμος (gamos, "marriage") - Ancient Greek χρῶμα (chroma, "color") - Proto-Indo-European gʰreu - Proto-Indo-European gʰer- The jump from γάμος (marriage) to χρῶμα (color) breaks the etymological chain for "-gamous." These are unrelated words. The suffix "-gamous" comes from Greek γάμος (gamos, "marriage"), but χρῶμα doesn't connect to it—χρῶμα has its own separate etymology. I cannot write an accurate sentence based on this chain because it contains an error. To write the etymology of "mon

monogamous (English): Being married to one person at a time; Having...

Definitions

  1. Being married to one person at a time; Having...

Ancestry of “monogamous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-gamousHaving the specified number or form of marriage;...
2Ancient Greekγάμοςmarriage, wedding, bridelock; matrimony, the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry

Words derived from “monogamous

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem-Every word from Ancient Greek γάμοςEvery word from English -gamous
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