Where does “nonmonolithic” come from?
nonmonolithic (English) comes from English monolithic, from French monolithique, from French monolithe, from Middle French monolythe, from Latin monolithus, from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα.
nonmonolithic (English): Not monolithic
Definitions
- Not monolithic
Ancestry of “nonmonolithic”, step by step
nonmonolithic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monolithic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monolithic | Of or resembling a monolith; Having a massive,... |
| 2 | French | monolithique | monolithic |
| 3 | French | monolithe | monolith |
| 4 | Middle French | monolythe | made from a single block of stone |
| 5 | Latin | monolithus | made from a single block of stone |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μονόλιθος | made from a single block of stone |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |