Where does “monophyletisch” come from?

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

monophyletisch (German): monophyletic

Definitions

  1. monophyletic

Ancestry of “monophyletisch”, 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 *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →