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Where does “Monoglycerid” come from?

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

Monoglycerid (German): monoglyceride

Definitions

  1. monoglyceride

Ancestry of “Monoglycerid”, step by step

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