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

Definitions

  1. monocrystalline

Ancestry of “monocristalino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMono-mono
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος