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Where does “monogramme” come from?

monogramme (French) comes from Latin monogrammus, from Ancient Greek μονόγραμμος — outlined”, “drawn with single lines.

monogramme (French): a monogram

Definitions

  1. a monogram

Ancestry of “monogramme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonogrammus—
2Ancient Greekμονόγραμμοςoutlined”, “drawn with single lines

Words derived from “monogramme”

  • monogram
  • monogrammist
  • monogrammic
  • monogrammer
  • monogrammal
  • monogrammiste
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