Where does “monniksgier” come from?
monniksgier (Dutch) comes from Dutch monnik, from Middle Dutch monic, from Old Dutch monik, from Old Saxon munik, from Late Latin monicus, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος.
monniksgier (Dutch): cinereous vulture, a carrion-eating bird
Definitions
- cinereous vulture, a carrion-eating bird
Ancestry of “monniksgier”, step by step
monniksgier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch monnik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | monnik | monk |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | monic | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | monik | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | munik | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | monicus | — |
| 6 | Latin | monāchus | monk |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |