Where does “monocline” come from?

monocline (Italian) comes from Italian monoclino, from Italian mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monocline (Italian): feminine plural of monoclino

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of monoclino

Ancestry of “monocline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmonoclinomonoclinic; monoecious
2Italianmono-mono
3Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
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