Where does “monkshood” come from?
monkshood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
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Definitions
- Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus...
Ancestry of “monkshood”, step by step
monkshood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 | — |