Where does “monosiphonic” come from?

monosiphonic (English) comes from English siphonic, from English siphon, from Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων — tube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

monosiphonic (English): Having a single siphon (tube)

Definitions

  1. Having a single siphon (tube)

Ancestry of “monosiphonic”, step by step

monosiphonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English siphonic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiphonicOf or pertaining to a siphon
2EnglishsiphonA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the...
3Middle Frenchsiphon—
4Old Frenchsifon—
5Latinsīphōa siphon or tube
6Ancient Greekσίφωνtube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Ancient Greek σίφων →Every word from Latin sīphō →Every word from Old French sifon →