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Where does “món” come from?

món (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan mon, from Vulgar Latin mum, from Latin mēum, from Ancient Greek μῆον, from Ancient Greek μεῖον — inflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

món (Catalan): planet; world

Definitions

  1. planet; world

Ancestry of “món”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanmon—
2Vulgar Latinmum—
3Latinmēum—
4Ancient Greekμῆονbaldmoney, spignel
5Ancient Greekμεῖονinflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...
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