Where does “monologic” come from?
monologic (English) comes from French monologique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
monologic (English): Relating to a monologue
Definitions
- Relating to a monologue
Ancestry of “monologic”, step by step
monologic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French monologique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monologique | monologic, monological |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |