Etymology

andromonoecious

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English monoecious ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *anḗr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
  2. Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)
  4. Englishandro-
  5. Englishmonoecious
  6. English todayandromonoecious

From andro- + monoecious.

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