Where does “monoftong” come from?
monoftong (Romanian) comes from French monophtongue, from Latin monophthongos, from Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monoftong (Romanian): monophthong
Definitions
- monophthong
Ancestry of “monoftong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monophtongue | monophthong; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | monophthongos | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μονόφθογγος | a monophthong |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |