Where does “monophony” come from?

monophony (English) comes from English phony, from Irish fáinne, from Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic ānniyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- — ring.

monophony (English): The characteristic of a piece that has only a...

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of a piece that has only a...

Ancestry of “monophony”, step by step

monophony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphonyFraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance;...
2Irishfáinnering; circle; ringlet, curl
3Old Irisháinnering
4Proto-Celticānniyosring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₂n-ring

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-

Words derived from “monophony”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ānniyos →Every word from Old Irish áinne →