Where does “monolater” come from?

monolater (English) comes from English later, from Middle English later, from Old English lætra, from Old English læt, from Proto-Germanic lētaz, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

monolater (English): One who worships a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others)

Definitions

  1. One who worships a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others)

Ancestry of “monolater”, step by step

monolater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English later

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlatercomparative form of late: more late; Afterward in...
2Middle Englishlater
3Old Englishlætra
4Old Englishlætslow; slack, lax, negligent; late
5Proto-Germaniclētazfreeman; bondsman; serf
6Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

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 leh₁d-