English
mono-
Mono- comes from Ancient Greek μόνος ‘alone, only, sole, single’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *men-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-root as named
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*mónwosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμόνοςmónos‘alone, only, sole, single’
- Englishtodaymono-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-root as named
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*mónwosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμόνοςmónos‘alone, only, sole, single’
- Englishtodaymono-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men-
music, mind, money, comment, amount, mental, remain, museum, permanent, mouth, mountain, mention, auto, min, mount, monster, mentor, mint, monitor, maya, dementia, demonstration, imminent, monetary, amnesty, muse, eminent, menace, ming, prominence, mas, mandarin, mantra, monument, mania, muster, amnesia, manic, mosaic, remnant, 125 more
through Ancient Greek μόνος ‘alone, only, sole, single’
monastery, monk, munch, minster, monochromatic, monolith, monad, monism, 14 more
Today it means
prefix one, single, only
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / mono-