Where does “mona” come from?
mona (English) comes from Spanish mona, from Spanish mono, from Spanish maimón, from Arabic ميمون, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.
mona (English): Cercopithecus mona, a West African monkey
Definitions
- Cercopithecus mona, a West African monkey
Ancestry of “mona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mona | drunkenness, fuddle; female equivalent of mono;... |
| 2 | Spanish | mono | cute, pretty; blond, blonde; monkey |
| 3 | Spanish | maimón | a type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A... |
| 4 | Arabic | ميمون | baboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,... |
| 5 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |