Where does “monoverbo” come from?

monoverbo (Italian) comes from Italian Verbo, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

monoverbo (Italian): a type of riddle / word game whose solution is a single word

Definitions

  1. a type of riddle / word game whose solution is a single word

Ancestry of “monoverbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianVerboWord
2Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος