μόνος
mónos
“single, alone”
26 words in English grow from this root.
Monad
Numberμονάς, μονάδοςmonás, monádos
“a one”
Monarch
Politicsμόνοςmónos
“sole ruler”
Monarchy
Politicsμόνοςmónos
“rule by one”
Monazite
Earthμονάζωmonázō
“the solitary one”
Monism
Philosophyμόνοςmónos
“the doctrine of only-one”
Monochord
Artμόνοςmónos
“one string”
Monochrome
Artμόνοςmónos
“single colour”
Monocotyledon
Natureμόνοςmónos
“one seed leaf”
Monocyte
Medicineμόνοςmónos
“single hollow vessel”
Monody
Artμόνοςmónos
“single song”
Monogamy
Politicsμόνοςmónos
“single marriage”
Monogram
Artμόνοςmónos
“single letter”
Monograph
Wordsμόνοςmónos
“written on one thing”
Monoid
Numberμόνοςmónos
“single-form thing”
Monologue
Artμόνοςmónos
“speaking alone”
Monomania
Mindμόνοςmónos
“single madness”
Monomer
Scienceμόνοςmónos
“single part”
Monomorphism
Numberμόνοςmónos
“single-forming”
Monophysite
Faithμόνοςmónos
“single-natured”
Monopoly
Politicsμόνοςmónos
“selling alone”
Monopsony
Politicsμόνοςmónos
“single buyer of provisions”
Monotheism
Faithμόνοςmónos
“one-god doctrine”
Monotone
Artμόνοςmónos
“single tone”
Monotonic
Numberμόνοςmónos
“of one pitch”
Monotreme
Natureμόνοςmónos
“single hole”
Monotype
Artμόνοςmónos
“single impression”