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The prefix "mono-" derives from the Greek language. The equivalent Latin prefix would be "uni-".
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"mono-" meaning "one" or "single".
Mono is a Greek numerical prefix; mono is one. Ex.: carbon monoxide -CO.
uni (latin) mono (greek) both of them mean one
Greek "khroma" for "color" is the root, and Greek prefix "mono-" which means "single". Source: etymonline.com
The suffix "-mono" is derived from the Greek language. In Greek, "mono" means "alone" or "single." It is commonly used in English as a suffix to denote something that is unique or singular, such as "monopoly" or "monotone."
If you mean the prefix "uni-" (unicellular, etc.), then it comes from the Latin word unus, meaning "one". (The nearly-equivalent prefix "mono-", however, comes from Greek.)
These Greek language prefix for numbers 1 t0 10 are: mono di tri tetra penta hexa hepta oct nona deca
The prefix mono means "one, only, single."
The syllables 'mono-' make up a Latin prefix that comes from the earlier, ancient, classical Greek prefix of the same spelling. The original meaning of the Greek prefix is alone. The Latin prefix also takes on the meanings of 'lone' and 'single'.
yes, and poly means many because it originated in the Greek language as one.