Where does “monoico” come from?

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

monoico (Italian): hermaphroditic; monoicous, monoecious

Definitions

  1. hermaphroditic; monoicous, monoecious

Ancestry of “monoico”, step by step

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