Where does “monkish” come from?
Monkish comes from Middle English -isch and Old English -isċ, derived from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, ultimately from the Indo-European root meaning solitary.
monkish (English): Pertaining to, or resembling a monk or...
Definitions
- Pertaining to, or resembling a monk or...
Ancestry of “monkish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monk | A male member of a monastic order who has devoted... |
| 2 | Middle English | monk | A monk; a male member of a monastic community excluding mendicants |
| 3 | Old English | munuc | monk |
| 4 | Latin | monachus | monk |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |