The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμόνος
- English todayMonotessaron
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) (though the meaning of Modern Greek μονός (monós) fits slightly better) + τεσσάρων (tessárōn, “out of four”). Attested in Latin since 1552.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekμόνος all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.