Where does “μόνο” come from?

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

μόνο (Greek): only

Definitions

  1. only

Ancestry of “μόνο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμόνονonly
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