Where does “monovalent” come from?
Monovalent derives from Ancient Greek μόνος (monos, "single") and Ancient Greek χρῶμα (chrōma, "color"), tracing back through Proto-Indo-European gʰreu and gʰer-.
monovalent (English): univalent
Ancestry of “monovalent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | valent | Having valence |
| 2 | English | Valence | — |
| 3 | French | Valence | — |
| 4 | Latin | Valentia | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “monovalent”