Where does “monolithicity” come from?
monolithicity (English) comes from English monolithic, from French monolithique, from French monolithe, from Middle French monolythe, from Latin monolithus, from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα.
monolithicity (English): The property of being monolithic
Definitions
- The property of being monolithic
Ancestry of “monolithicity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | monolithic | Of or resembling a monolith; Having a massive,... |
| 2 | French | monolithique | monolithic |
| 3 | French | monolithe | monolith |
| 4 | Middle French | monolythe | made from a single block of stone |
| 5 | Latin | monolithus | made from a single block of stone |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μονόλιθος | made from a single block of stone |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |