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Where does “monomachia” come from?

monomachia (English) comes from Latin monomachia, from Ancient Greek μονομαχία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

monomachia (English): A duel; single combat

Definitions

  1. A duel; single combat

Ancestry of “monomachia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonomachiaduel
2Ancient Greekμονομαχία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “monomachia”

  • monomachist
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