myEtymology.com: English etymology of monolayer

Etymology of the English word monolayer

the English word monolayer

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-

derived from the English word layer

derived from the English word leyer

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word lay

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legh- (to lie, to lay)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lagjanan (to lie)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legh- (to lie, to lay)

Word found in Modern English