Where does “monosillabico” come from?

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

monosillabico (Italian): monosyllabic

Definitions

  1. monosyllabic

Ancestry of “monosillabico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmono-mono
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →