Meanings
adjectivemonoetiological (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving a single etiology
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
- Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
- Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
- Englishmono-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)
- Latinaetiologia
- Englishetiology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishetiological
- Englishmonoetiological
From mono- + etiological.
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APA
monoetiological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoetiological
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“monoetiological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoetiological. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoetiological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoetiological.
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