Where does “monophthong” come from?

monophthong (English) comes from Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monophthong (English): A vowel that has the same sound throughout its...

Definitions

  1. A vowel that has the same sound throughout its...

Ancestry of “monophthong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονόφθογγοςa monophthong
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “monophthong”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →