Where does “monolithe” come from?
monolithe (French) comes from Middle French monolythe, from Latin monolithus, from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monolithe (French): monolith
Definitions
- monolith
Ancestry of “monolithe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | monolythe | made from a single block of stone |
| 2 | Latin | monolithus | made from a single block of stone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μονόλιθος | made from a single block of stone |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |