Where does “monottongare” come from?
monottongare (Italian) comes from Italian monottongo, from Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monottongare (Italian): to monophthongize
Definitions
- to monophthongize
Ancestry of “monottongare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | monottongo | monophthong; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μονόφθογγος | a monophthong |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |