Where does “monocaténaire” come from?

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

monocaténaire (French): single-stranded

Definitions

  1. single-stranded

Ancestry of “monocaténaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmono-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 →