English
monogoneutic
Monogoneutic comes from Ancient Greek γονεύω ‘to produce offspring’, from γονεύς ‘parent’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to beget’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti‘to engender’reconstructedreduplicated present stem of *ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gígnomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγίγνομαι‘to be born’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγονεύςgoneús‘parent’o-grade of root of γίγνομαι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγονεύω‘to produce offspring’
- Englishtodaymonogoneutic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to beget’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti‘to engender’reconstructedreduplicated present stem of *ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gígnomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγίγνομαι‘to be born’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγονεύςgoneús‘parent’o-grade of root of γίγνομαι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγονεύω‘to produce offspring’
- Englishtodaymonogoneutic
Formed from mono- + γονεύω ‘to produce offspring’ + -tic
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Hellenic *mónwos
Ancient Greek μόνος ‘alone, only, sole, single’
English mono-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’
kind, general, king, nature, german, gender, nation, pregnant, native, generation, engineer, oxygen, genuine, ken, gene, genre, gentle, indigenous, hydrogen, genocide, naive, genus, kin, innate, noel, natal, germ, nada, genitalia, nascent, naïve, nativity, nee, janata, gentile, gens, puny, genial, genteel, glycogen, 110 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti ‘to engender’
engine, genius, genital, ingenious, 10 more
through Ancient Greek γίγνομαι ‘to be born’
Today it means
adj Having only one brood per season.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / monogoneutic