myEtymology.com: English etymology of monophyletic

Etymology of the English word monophyletic

the English word monophyletic

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 phyletic

derived from the Greek word phuletikos, ϕυλετικός

derived from the Greek word phuletes

derived from the Greek word phule, φυλή (an offshoot; race or clan)

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

Word found in Modern English