Where does “monounsaturated” come from?
Monounsaturated derives from English unsaturated, which combines Ancient Greek χρῶμα with Proto-Indo-European roots gʰreu, gʰer-, ano-, and ne, ultimately referring to color and saturation concepts.
monounsaturated (English): having a single double or triple bond
Definitions
- having a single double or triple bond
Ancestry of “monounsaturated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unsaturated | Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a... |
| 2 | English | Un- | — |
| 3 | English | still | Not moving; calm; Not effervescing; not... |
| 4 | Old English | stillan | become calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |