Where does “monografia” come from?
monografia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese grafia, from Portuguese -ia, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
monografia (Portuguese): monograph
Definitions
- monograph
Ancestry of “monografia”, step by step
monografia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese grafia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | grafia | spelling; orthography |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ia | -ness; -ity; -y; -hood; -y; -ia; -ship |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Portuguese mono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mono | monkey; ape; lazy or ugly person; deadstock |
| 2 | Spanish | moño | bun, chignon; bow; bow tie, bowtie |
| 3 | Spanish | maimón | a type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A... |
| 4 | Arabic | ميمون | baboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,... |
| 5 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |