Where does “monkishness” come from?
monkishness (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.
monkishness (English): The state or condition of being monkish
Definitions
- The state or condition of being monkish
Ancestry of “monkishness”, step by step
monkishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monkish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A monk; a male member of a monastic community excluding mendicants |
| 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 | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |