Where does “monogenist” come from?
monogenist (English) comes from English monogeny, from English -geny, from Ancient Greek -γένεια, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
monogenist (English): One who maintains that all members of the human...
Definitions
- One who maintains that all members of the human...
Ancestry of “monogenist”, step by step
monogenist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English monogeny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monogeny | monogenesis; The doctrine that all of the members... |
| 2 | English | -geny | production; generation; origin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -γένεια | -geny |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via French monogéniste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monogéniste | monogenist |