Where does “monjita” come from?
monjita (English) comes from Spanish monjita, from Spanish monja, from Spanish Monje, from Old Spanish monje, from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός.
monjita (English): Any of several birds in the genus "Xolmis" in the...
Definitions
- Any of several birds in the genus "Xolmis" in the...
Ancestry of “monjita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | monjita | Diminutive of monja; little nun |
| 2 | Spanish | monja | nun |
| 3 | Spanish | Monje | monk |
| 4 | Old Spanish | monje | monk |
| 5 | Old Occitan | monge | monk |
| 6 | Late Latin | monicus | — |
| 7 | Latin | monāchus | monk |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |