Where does “mnišství” come from?
mnišství (Czech) comes from Czech mnich, from Old Czech mnich, from Old High German munih, from Vulgar Latin monicus, from Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα.
mnišství (Czech): monasticism
Definitions
- monasticism
Ancestry of “mnišství”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | mnich | monk |
| 2 | Old Czech | mnich | monk |
| 3 | Old High German | munih | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | monicus | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | monachus | monk |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |