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Where does “monomoraic” come from?

monomoraic (English) comes from English moraic, from English Mora, from Latin mōra, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

monomoraic (English): Containing one mora

Definitions

  1. Containing one mora

Ancestry of “monomoraic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoraicOf, pertaining to, or consisting of a mora or...
2EnglishMora—
3Latinmōra—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Words derived from “monomoraic”

  • monomoraicity
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