Where does “Ilminster” come from?

Ilminster (English) comes from English minster, from Middle English mynster, from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

Ilminster (English): OS grid ref ST3514

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref ST3514

Ancestry of “Ilminster”, step by step

Ilminster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English minster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminsterA monastic church; A cathedral church without any...
2Middle EnglishmynsterAlternative form of ministre
3Old Englishmynstermonastery, nunnery, mother church, cathedral
4Latinmonastēriummonastery
5Ancient Greekμοναστήριονsolitary dwelling, hermit's cell; monastery
6Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
7Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
8Proto-Hellenic*spérmə

via English Isle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIslewhich flows into the River Parrett
2Middle Englishile
3Old Frenchille
4LatinĪnsula
5Proto-Italicenselā
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə