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Where does “monogamie” come from?

monogamie (Romanian) comes from French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

monogamie (Romanian): monogamy

Definitions

  1. monogamy

Ancestry of “monogamie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonogamiemonogamy
2Late Latinmonogamia—
3Ancient Greekμονογαμία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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