myEtymology.com: English etymology of monophonic

Etymology of the English word monophonic

the English word monophonic

derived from the English word monophony

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 -phony

derived from the English word polyphony

using the English suffix -ic