Etymology

monocultural

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Today it means: Having only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture (of microorganisms, people, or otherwise). Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English culture ← Middle French culture
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. English todaymonocultural

From mono- + culture + -al.

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