Etymology

monoxyle

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Today it means: a canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber Full definition →

French monoxyle ← Ancient Greek μονόξυλον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμονόξυλον
  2. French · borrowed frommonoxyle
  3. English todaymonoxyle

From French monoxyle, from Ancient Greek μονόξυλον (monóxulon).

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