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
- A small marsupial native to Chile and Argentina,...
Ancestry of “monito del monte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | monito del monte | a monito del monte |
| 2 | Spanish | monito | Diminutive of mono |
| 3 | Spanish | moño | bun, chignon; bow; bow tie, bowtie |
| 4 | Spanish | maimón | a type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A... |
| 5 | Arabic | ميمون | baboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,... |
| 6 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |