Where does “מאָנאָפֿטאָנגיש” come from?
מאָנאָפֿטאָנגיש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאָנאָפֿטאָנג, from Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
מאָנאָפֿטאָנגיש (Yiddish): monophthongal pronounced as a single vowel sound
Definitions
- monophthongal pronounced as a single vowel sound
Ancestry of “מאָנאָפֿטאָנגיש”, step by step
מאָנאָפֿטאָנגיש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish מאָנאָפֿטאָנג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מאָנאָפֿטאָנג | monophthong |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μονόφθογγος | a monophthong |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |