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Where does “monométallique” come from?

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

monométallique (French): monometallic; monometallist

Definitions

  1. monometallic; monometallist

Ancestry of “monométallique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmono-mono-
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
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