Where does “monkishly” come from?
monkishly (English) comes from English monkish, from English monk, from Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα.
monkishly (English): In a monkish way
Ancestry of “monkishly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | monkish | Pertaining to, or resembling a monk or... |
| 2 | English | monk | A male member of a monastic order who has devoted... |
| 3 | Middle English | monk | monk |
| 4 | Old English | munuc | monk |
| 5 | Latin | monachus | monk |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |