Where does “monogamia” come from?

monogamia (Finnish) comes from Finnish mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monogamia (Finnish): monogamy

Definitions

  1. monogamy

Ancestry of “monogamia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmono-mono
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →