Where does “μονομάχος” come from?
μονομάχος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μονομάχος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
μονομάχος (Greek): contestant, dueller, duellist
Definitions
- contestant, dueller, duellist
Ancestry of “μονομάχος”, step by step
μονομάχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μονομάχος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μονομάχος | fighting in single combat; dueling by hand-to-hand combat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
via Byzantine Greek Μονομάχος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | Μονομάχος | — |