Where does “monotrematic” come from?
monotrematic (English) comes from English monotreme, from English -treme, from New Latin trema, from Ancient Greek τρῆμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
monotrematic (English): Relating to the monotremes
Definitions
- Relating to the monotremes
Ancestry of “monotrematic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monotreme | A mammal that lays eggs and has a single... |
| 2 | English | -treme | Having a trema or tremata of the type, position... |
| 3 | New Latin | trema | aperture |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρῆμα | hole, aperture, perforation |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |