Where does “monocristalino” come from?
monocristalino (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monocristalino (Portuguese): monocrystalline
Ancestry of “monocristalino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Mono- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |