Where does “mono” come from?

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

mono (French): monophonic, monaural; supervisor, leader

Definitions

  1. monophonic, monaural; supervisor, leader

Ancestry of “mono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonophoniquemonophonic, monaural
2Frenchmono-mono
3Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →