Where does “Mononucleotid” come from?

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

Mononucleotid (German): mononucleotide

Definitions

  1. mononucleotide

Ancestry of “Mononucleotid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmono-mono
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος