Where does “monogram” come from?

monogram (Swedish) comes from Swedish mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monogram (Swedish): a monogram

Definitions

  1. a monogram

Ancestry of “monogram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmono-mono
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “monogram”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →