myEtymology.com: English etymology of monandrous

Etymology of the English word monandrous

the English word monandrous

using the English prefix mono-

derived from the French prefix mono-

derived from the New Latin prefix mono-

derived from the Late Greek prefix mono-, μονο-

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-

using the English suffix -androus

derived from the Greek word monandros

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-

using the Greek prefix andr-

The earliest known usage of monandrous in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English