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Where does “monito del monte” come from?

monito del monte (English) comes from Spanish monito del monte, from Spanish monito, from Spanish moño, from Spanish maimón, from Arabic ميمون, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

monito del monte (English): A small marsupial native to Chile and Argentina,...

Definitions

  1. A small marsupial native to Chile and Argentina,...

Ancestry of “monito del monte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmonito del montea monito del monte
2SpanishmonitoDiminutive of mono
3Spanishmoñobun, chignon; bow; bow tie, bowtie
4Spanishmaimóna type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A...
5Arabicميمونbaboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,...
6Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
7Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
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