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Where does “mono” come from?

mono (Esperanto) comes from English money, from Middle English moneye, from Old French moneie, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mono (Esperanto): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “mono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoneyA legally or socially binding conceptual contract...
2Middle EnglishmoneyeAlternative form of money
3Old FrenchmoneieAlternative form of monoie; money
4LatinMonēta—
5Latinmoneō—
6Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mono”

  • trinkmono
  • monpuni
  • monpuno
  • ŝanĝmono
  • monŝanĝejo
  • nutramono
  • monero
  • monbileto
  • monsubteni
  • monujo
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