Where does “mononuclear” come from?

mononuclear (Romanian) comes from French mononucléaire, from French mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

mononuclear (Romanian): mononuclear, uninuclear

Definitions

  1. mononuclear, uninuclear

Ancestry of “mononuclear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmononucléairemononuclear
2Frenchmono-mono
3Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →