Etymology

monochasium

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Today it means: A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower. Full definition →

New Latin monochasium ← Ancient Greek μόνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμόνος“alone, only, sole, single”
  2. New Latin · borrowed frommonochasium
  3. English todaymonochasium

From New Latin monochasium, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”) + χάσις (khásis, “chasm, separation”).

Words from the same roots

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