monocolonize

verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize English monocolonize From mono- + colonize.

  1. derived from *kʷel-
  2. derived from colōnia
  3. inherited from colane
  4. suffixed as colonize — “colony + ize
  5. prefixed as monocolonize — “mono + colonize

Definitions

  1. To colonize with a single species

The neighborhood

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