Where does “μονόλιθος” come from?

μονόλιθος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

μονόλιθος (Greek): monolith

Definitions

  1. monolith

Ancestry of “μονόλιθος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονόλιθοςmade from a single block of stone
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