Where does “monkly” come from?
monkly (English) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monkly (English): Like or befitting a monk
Definitions
- Like or befitting a monk
Ancestry of “monkly”, step by step
monkly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monk
| 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 | — |