myEtymology.com: English etymology of monosemy

Etymology of the English word monosemy

the English word monosemy

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 polysemy

derived from the Late Latin word polysemus (with many significances)

derived from the Greek word polusemos, πολύσημος

derived from the Greek word sema, σῆμα

using the Byzantine Greek prefix polu-, πολυ-

derived from the Greek word polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)

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

The earliest known usage of monosemy in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English