Where does “monovalente” come from?

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

monovalente (Italian): monovalent, univalent

Definitions

  1. monovalent, univalent

Ancestry of “monovalente”, 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 →
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