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Where does “monachal” come from?

monachal (English) comes from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monachal (English): Of or pertaining to monks or their lifestyle;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to monks or their lifestyle;...

Ancestry of “monachal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonāchus—
2Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
3Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
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