Etymology

monoclinic

mo·no·cli·nic
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Today it means: Having three unequal axes with two perpendicular and one oblique intersections. Full definition →

English clinic ← French clinique ← Late Latin clīnicus
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νη (klī́nē)
  5. Ancient Greekκλῑνῐκός (klīnĭkós)
  6. Late Latinclīnicus
  7. Frenchclinique
  8. Englishclinic
  9. English todaymonoclinic

From mono- + clinic.

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