Monogamous
/məˈnɒɡ.ə.məs/noun
Relating to or characterized by having one spouse or mate at a time.
Did you know?Monogamous comes from Greek monogamos, a term built from monos (“single”) + gamos (“marriage”), and gamos is the same root behind words linked to weddings and unions across European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
monogamos
“single-married; having one spouse”
Late Greek
Gk
monogamia
“state of being married to one person”
Late Latin
Lat
monogamia
“monogamy; one marriage”
16th Century
English
monogamie
“the practice of marrying one person at a time”
Modern English
English
monogamous
“characterized by one-spouse mating or marriage”