Where does “mononymously” come from?
mononymously (English) comes from English mononymous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
mononymously (English): Using a one-word name, in a mononymous manner
Definitions
- Using a one-word name, in a mononymous manner
Ancestry of “mononymously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mononymous | having a single-word name |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |