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Where does “monomachia” come from?

monomachia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μονομαχία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

monomachia (Latin): duel

Definitions

  1. duel

Ancestry of “monomachia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονομαχία—
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “monomachia”

  • monomachist
  • monomachia
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