Where does “monolocular” come from?

monolocular (English) comes from English locular, from French loculaire, from French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

monolocular (English): Having a single loculus or cavity

Definitions

  1. Having a single loculus or cavity

Ancestry of “monolocular”, step by step

monolocular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English locular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlocularHaving a loculus or compartment
2Frenchloculairelocular
3French-aire-ary; -aire
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from French -aire →
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