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Where does “monottongo” come from?

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

monottongo (Italian): monophthong; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. monophthong; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “monottongo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “monottongo”

  • monottongamento
  • monottongazione
  • monottongare
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