# monogenesis

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɒnəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/

## Definitions
1. The theory that mankind originated with a single ancestor or ancestral couple.
2. The theory that all languages, or a particular set of languages, originated from a single source.
3. Development of the ovum from a parent like itself.
4. Development of the ovum from a parent like itself.
5. The emergence from a single cause or origin.

## Etymology
From mono- + -genesis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monogenesis