Where does “monotocous” come from?

monotocous (English) comes from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

monotocous (English): Bearing fruit only once; monocarpic; Laying a...

Definitions

Bearing fruit only once; monocarpic; Laying a...

Ancestry of “monotocous”, step by step

monotocous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τόκος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	τόκος	childbirth, parturition; offspring; interest
2	Ancient Greek	τίκτω	I beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
3	Proto-Hellenic	tíktō	to beget
4	Proto-Indo-European	teḱ-	to sire, beget

via Ancient Greek μόνος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	μόνος	alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
2	Ancient Greek	σπέρμα	seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
3	Proto-Hellenic	*spérmə	—

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