Etymology

monogamous

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Today it means: Involving marriage to one person at a time. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) ← English mono-
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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*ǵem-
  7. Ancient Greekγᾰ́μος (gắmos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  10. English todaymonogamous

From mono- + -gamous.

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