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Monophysite
Monophysite comes from Byzantine Greek μονοφυσίτης.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453μονοφυσίτηςmonophusítēs
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500monophysita
- EnglishtodayMonophysite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453μονοφυσίτηςmonophusítēs
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500monophysita
- EnglishtodayMonophysite
A compound of μόνος ‘single’ + φύσις ‘nature’
Proto-Hellenic *mónwos
Ancient Greek μόνος ‘single’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-tís
Ancient Greek φύσις ‘nature’
Every English word from Byzantine Greek μονοφυσίτης
Today it means
noun A member of a Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature, as opposed to the Chalcedonian view that Christ has two natures, both fully man and fully God, and is co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek μονοφυσίτης / Monophysite