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Where does “monovacancy” come from?

monovacancy (English) comes from English vacancy, from English -ancy, from Latin -antia, from Latin -entia.

monovacancy (English): The absence of a single atom or molecule in a...

Definitions

  1. The absence of a single atom or molecule in a...

Ancestry of “monovacancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvacancyAn unoccupied position or job; An available room...
2English-ancyAdded to verbs and adjectives to form nouns...
3Latin-antia-ance
4Latin-entia—
Every word from Latin -entia →