English
monimostyly
Monimostyly comes from Ancient Greek μόνιμος ‘fixed in place’, from μένω ‘to stay, wait’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stay, stand still’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ménō‘to stay, wait’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμένω‘to stay, wait’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμόνιμοςmónimos‘fixed in place’
- Englishtodaymonimostyly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stay, stand still’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ménō‘to stay, wait’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμένω‘to stay, wait’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμόνιμοςmónimos‘fixed in place’
- Englishtodaymonimostyly
Formed from -styly
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stay, stand still’
music, mind, money, amount, comment, mental, remain, museum, mouth, mountain, mention, permanent, auto, min, mount, monster, mentor, mint, monitor, maya, monetary, dementia, demonstration, monument, muse, eminent, menace, ming, prominence, monk, mas, imminent, mandarin, mantra, amnesia, monte, amnesty, remnant, mania, muster, 127 more
Today it means
noun union of the quadrate and squamosal, not permitting movement
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / monimostyly